myEtymology.com: English etymology of pleomorphism

Etymology of the English word pleomorphism

the English word pleomorphism

using the English suffix -ism

derived from the French suffix -ism

derived from the Latin suffix -ismus

derived from the Greek suffix -ismos, -ισμός

suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")

using the English suffix -morph

derived from the Greek word morphe, μορφή (form, signifying change; shape; form,; shape; figuratively, nature)

using the English prefix pleo-

Word found in Modern English