Where does “fungiforme” come from?
fungiforme (Italian) comes from Italian -forme, from Latin -fōrmis, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.
fungiforme (Italian): mushroom-shaped, fungiform
Definitions
- mushroom-shaped, fungiform
Ancestry of “fungiforme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | -forme | -shaped, -form, -like |
| 2 | Latin | -fōrmis | — |
| 3 | Latin | fōrma | — |
| 4 | Etruscan | morma | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μορφή | shape, form; appearance; outline |