Etymology

morphoanatomical

Today it means: Relating to morphoanatomy. Full definition →

English anatomical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin anatomicus
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekμορφή (morphḗ)
  2. Englishmorpho-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  5. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  6. Ancient Greekἀνα- (ana-)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  8. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  9. Ancient Greekἀνατέμνω (anatémnō)
  10. Ancient Greekἀνατομή (anatomḗ)
  11. Latinanatomia
  12. Frenchanatomie
  13. Frenchanatomique
  14. Latinanatomicus
  15. Englishanatomic
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishanatomical
  19. English todaymorphoanatomical

From morpho- + anatomical.

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