Where does “perciform” come from?

perciform (English) comes from Translingual Perciformes, from Translingual -iformes, from Latin -fōrmis, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

perciform (English): Of or pertaining to any of very many fish, of the...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to any of very many fish, of the...

Ancestry of “perciform”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPerciformesorder|about 7,000 species of ray-finned fish}}
2Translingual-iformes—
3Latin-fōrmishaving the form of; -shaped
4Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
5Etruscanmorma—
6Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →Every word from Etruscan morma →Every word from Latin fōrma →