Etymology of the English word anamorphosis
the English word
anamorphosisderived from the Greek word
anamorphosis, ἀναμόρφωσις, ἀναμόρϕωσις
derived from the Late Greek word
anamorphounderived from the Greek word
morphe, μορφή (form, signifying change; shape; form,; shape; figuratively, nature)
using the Greek prefix
ana-, ἀνα-
derived from the Greek word
ana, ἀνά (according to; apart; properly, up; but (by extension) used (distributively) severally, or (locally) at (etc.))
derived from the Greek word
anamorphoein, ἀναμορϕόω
derived from the Greek word
morphoein, μορφόω (to fashion )
derived from the Greek word
morphe, μορφή (form, signifying change; shape; form,; shape; figuratively, nature)
derived from the New Latin word
anamorphosisderived from the Late Greek word
anamorphounderived from the Greek word
morphe, μορφή (form, signifying change; shape; form,; shape; figuratively, nature)
using the Greek prefix
ana-, ἀνα-
derived from the Greek word
ana, ἀνά (according to; apart; properly, up; but (by extension) used (distributively) severally, or (locally) at (etc.))
Date
The earliest known usage of anamorphosis in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
