- Etymology
- From Greek μορφή (morphē) "form" + -λογία (-logia) "study of."
- Morpho-
- From Greek μορφή (morphē). "Form, shape."
- -logy
- From Greek -λογία. "Study of, discourse on."
- Origin
- Greek μορφή + -λογία. Linguistics, biology.
- Meaning
- Study of form and structure. In terminology: classification of word forms and derivational patterns.
- Earliest use
- 19th century. Goethe (biology); linguistics.
- Definition
- Classification of word forms. In the Terminology Matrix: regularization of derivatives (Axiom-atic, Axiom-atize, Axiom-ization, Axiom-icity).