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Where does “amorphe” come from?

amorphe (French) comes from Ancient Greek ἄμορφος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

amorphe (French): amorphous; sluggish, inert

Definitions

  1. amorphous; sluggish, inert

Ancestry of “amorphe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄμορφοςmisshapen, ugly; formless, shapeless
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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