Etymology

orthomorphic

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Ancient Greek ὀρθός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὀρθός“straight”
  2. English todayorthomorphic

From Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”).

Words from the same roots

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