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μορφή

morphḗ

“form, shape”

20 words in English grow from this root.

Anthropomorphism

Philosophy
ἄνθρωποςánthrōpos

“the practice of human-shaping”

Automorphism

Number
αὐτόςautós

“self form”

Ectomorph

Sport
ἐκτόςektós

“outer form”

Endomorph

Sport
ἔνδονéndon

“inner form”

Endomorphism

Number
ἔνδονéndon

“forming within”

Endorphin

Medicine
ἔνδονéndon

“inner shape-giver”

Epimorphism

Number
ἐπίepí

“forming onto”

Holomorphic

Number
ὅλοςhólos

“whole form”

Homeomorphism

Number
ὅμοιοςhómoios

“similar-shapedness”

Homomorphism

Number
ὁμόςhomós

“same form”

Hylomorphism

Philosophy
ὕληhýlē

“matter-form”

Isomorphism

Number
ἴσοςísos

“same form”

Lagomorph

Nature
λαγώςlagṓs

“hare-shaped”

Meromorphic

Number
μέροςméros

“partly of good form”

Mesomorph

Sport
μέσοςmésos

“middle form”

Metamorphosis

Nature
μετάmetá

“change of form”

Monomorphism

Number
μόνοςmónos

“single-forming”

Morpheme

Words
μορφήmorphḗ

“a unit of form”

Morphism

Number
μορφήmorphḗ

“a forming”

Morphology

Nature
μορφήmorphḗ

“study of form”