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Where does “polymorphousness” come from?

polymorphousness (English) comes from English polymorphous, from Latin polymorphus, from Ancient Greek πολύμορφος, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

polymorphousness (English): The quality of being polymorphous

Definitions

  1. The quality of being polymorphous

Ancestry of “polymorphousness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpolymorphousHaving, or assuming, a variety of forms,...
2Latinpolymorphuspolymorphous, polymorphic
3Ancient Greekπολύμορφοςmultiform, manifold
4Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
5Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
6Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
7Proto-Hellenic*péryō—
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