morphew

morphew · noun

1. Ancient Greekμορφή“form, shape”
2. Medieval Latinmorphea
3. Englishmorphew

From Medieval Latin morphea, perhaps from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”). Doublet of morphea.

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Morphew · proper noun

1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂ti“to speak”
2. Proto-Italic*fāōr
3. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mel-“to deceive”
4. Proto-Italic*malos
5. Latinfor“speak, say”
6. Latinmale“badly, wrong”
7. Latinmalefatus
8. Old Frenchmalfé
9. EnglishMorphew

Norman French name borrowed from Old French malfé, malfeü, which in turn is derived from Latin malefatus, malefatutus, the perfect active participle of malefor (“to speak ill”), from Latin male (“badly, wrong”) + Latin for (“speak, say”). The first part is from Proto-Italic *malos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- (“to deceive”), cognate with Lithuanian melas (“lie”) and the first element of Ancient Greek βλάσφημος (blásphēmos, “jinx”). The second part is from Proto-Italic *fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti (“to speak”), cognate with the second element of Ancient Greek βλάσφημος (blásphēmos, “jinx”).

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