I was wondering if Greek óμορφοσ (ómorfos) comes from eu (fine, like in euphemism) + something related to shape or form, as in morph, amorphous, and anthropomorphize. Is it possible that eu evolved into o in Modern Greek?
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Greek ómorfos
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Greek ómorfos
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omorphos probably comes from
'omorphos pronounced with an h
(known as rough breathing in Greek class)
from homo ('omo = same) -homonym,homogenous
+ morphos -shape
the rough breathing didnt make it into modern Greek and now the X (chi) makes the h sound
eu didnt change to o, it is now ev (pronounced ef)
thank you=eucharisto=a fairy's toe
'omorphos pronounced with an h
(known as rough breathing in Greek class)
from homo ('omo = same) -homonym,homogenous
+ morphos -shape
the rough breathing didnt make it into modern Greek and now the X (chi) makes the h sound
eu didnt change to o, it is now ev (pronounced ef)
thank you=eucharisto=a fairy's toe
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