Etymology

raniform

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Today it means: Shaped like a frog; resembling a frog. Full definition →

New Latin rānifōrmis ← Latin fōrma ← Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.?
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The story

  1. Latinrāna
  2. Ancient Greekμορφή (morphḗ)der.?
  3. Latinfōrma
  4. New Latinrānifōrmis
  5. English todayraniform

Borrowed from New Latin rānifōrmis.

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