Etymology of the French word morphème
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 morphème in French dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in French
morphématiqueDerivations in other languages
English
morpheme, Romanian
morfem
