Ancient Greek word root · Form & Making

morph-: form, shape

morph- is an Ancient Greek root meaning “form, shape”. Learn its variants and explore 7 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: form, shape

Root forms: morph-, morpho-, -morphic

Source word: μορφή — shape, form

Word family and examples

• morphology

  A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially:

• metamorphosis

  a change of form or nature into a completely different one

• amorphous

  without a clearly defined shape or form

• anthropomorphic

  Having the form of a human.

• polymorphic

  Relating to polymorphism (any sense), able to have several shapes or forms.

• morpheme

  The smallest linguistic unit within a word that can carry a meaning. It may be a letter, a syllable, or otherwise.

• morphogenesis

  The differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism

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