morphology

noun

the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms

the admissible arrangement of sounds in words

studies of the rules for forming admissible words

the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants

Roots

morphemorph- · Greek · form, shape logos-olog · Greek · study, discourse

Synonyms for morphology

geomorphologyn morphologist phonologyn allomorphn histologyn etymologyn lexicostatisticsn

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Where does morphology come from?

The word morphology breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: morph-, from Greek morphe (“form, shape”); and -olog, from Greek logos (“study, discourse”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.