Etymology of the English word morpheme
the English word
morphemederived from the French word
morphemederived from the Greek word
morphe, μορφή (form, signifying change; shape; form,; shape; figuratively, nature)
derived from the French word
morphèmederived from the French word
phonèmederived from the Greek word
phonema, φώνημα, ϕώνημα
derived from the Greek word
phoneinderived from the Greek word
phone, φωνή (voice; a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bha-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhā-derived from the Greek word
phoneo, φωνέω (to emit a sound (animal, human or instrumental); by implication, to address in words or by name, also in imitation)
derived from the Greek word
morphe, μορφή (form, signifying change; shape; form,; shape; figuratively, nature)
using the French prefix
morph-Date
The earliest known usage of morpheme in English dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in English
morphophoneme,
bimorphemic,
morphemics,
morph,
allomorphUsage
Word found in Modern English
