Where does “bacilliforme” come from?

bacilliforme (Italian) comes from Italian -forme, from Latin -fōrmis, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

bacilliforme (Italian): bacilliform, rod-shaped

Definitions

  1. bacilliform, rod-shaped

Ancestry of “bacilliforme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-forme-shaped, -form, -like
2Latin-fōrmishaving the form of; -shaped
3Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
4Etruscanmorma—
5Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →