English
amorphic
Amorphic comes from Ancient Greek μορφή ‘shape, form’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμορφήmorphḗ‘shape, form’
- Englishtodayamorphic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμορφήmorphḗ‘shape, form’
- Englishtodayamorphic
A compound of a- + -morphic
Proto-Indo-European *uds- ‘up, out’
Proto-Germanic *uz- ‘out-’
Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- ‘up, out, over’
English a-
Linked words
through Ancient Greek μορφή ‘shape, form’
Today it means
adj Having no defined shape, lacking form; amorphous.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek μορφή / amorphic