Where does “passeriforme” come from?

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

passeriforme (Italian): passerine

Definitions

  1. passerine

Ancestry of “passeriforme”, 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 μορφήEvery word from Etruscan mormaEvery word from Latin fōrma
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