Where does “tetramorph” come from?
tetramorph (English) comes from Ancient Greek τετράμορφος, from Ancient Greek -μορφος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
tetramorph (English): A symbolic arrangement of four differing...
Definitions
- A symbolic arrangement of four differing...
Ancestry of “tetramorph”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | τετράμορφος | four-shaped, fourfold |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -μορφος | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |