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Where does “spiraliforme” come from?

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

spiraliforme (Italian): spiral-shaped

Definitions

  1. spiral-shaped

Ancestry of “spiraliforme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-forme-shaped, -form, -like
2Latin-fōrmis—
3Latinfōrma—
4Etruscanmorma—
5Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
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