Where does “trimorphous” come from?

trimorphous (English) comes from English -morphous, from English -ous, from Middle English -ous, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

trimorphous (English): trimorphic; having, or relating to, three forms

Definitions

  1. trimorphic; having, or relating to, three forms

Ancestry of “trimorphous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-morphoushaving a specified shape or form
2English-ousUsed to form adjectives from nouns, to denote...
3Middle English-ous—
4Old French-us-ous, used for forming adjectives
5Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
6Old Latin-ōssus—
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from English -ous →