Etymology

morphoanatomy

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Today it means: The study of anatomical forms and structures with emphasis on characteristics useful in distinguishing the species. Full definition →

English anatomy ← Middle English anatomie ← Old French anatomie
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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. Old Frenchanatomie
  13. Middle Englishanatomie
  14. Englishanatomy
  15. English todaymorphoanatomy

From morpho- + anatomy.

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