Etymology

hemianamorphosis

Today it means: A form of anamorphosis where the adult reaches a fixed number of segments, after which moulting continues, and pre-existing segments grow in size. Full definition →

English anamorphosis ← Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-) ← Proto-Hellenic [Term?]
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
  4. Ancient Greekἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)
  5. Englishhemi-
  6. Englishanamorphosis
  7. English todayhemianamorphosis

From hemi- + anamorphosis.

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