Where does “nongalliform” come from?
nongalliform (English) comes from English galliform, from Translingual Galliformes, from Translingual -iformes, from Latin -fōrmis, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.
nongalliform (English): not galliform
Definitions
- not galliform
Ancestry of “nongalliform”, step by step
nongalliform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English galliform
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | galliform | Of or pertaining to a chicken or other member of... |
| 2 | Translingual | Galliformes | order |
| 3 | Translingual | -iformes | — |
| 4 | Latin | -fōrmis | having the form of; -shaped |
| 5 | Latin | fōrma | form; figure, shape, appearance |
| 6 | Etruscan | morma | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μορφή | shape, form; appearance; outline |