English
aromorphosis
Aromorphosis comes from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρᾰ ‘so’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘thus, so’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂er-‘thus, so’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓́ρᾰắră‘so; then; therefore; consequently’
- Englishtodayaromorphosis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂er-‘thus, so’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓́ρᾰắră‘so; then; therefore; consequently’
- Englishtodayaromorphosis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘thus, so’
order, reason, ready, rate, art, article, army, arm, artist, ratio, ordinary, alarm, harmony, coordination, coordinate, armor, articulate, anarchy, arthritis, subordinate, ordination, arithmetic, ornament, inertia, inert, harmonic, ornate, aristocratic, artisan, articulation, harmonious, armament, adorn, ordinate, ordinator, rta, armadillo, ordinal, rime, artifice, 80 more
Today it means
noun The trend in evolution towards a greater amount of organization
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- / aromorphosis