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morphew

noun
/ˈmɔːrfjuː/

Etymology

Norman French name borrowed from Old French malfé, malfeü, which in turn is derived from Latin malefatus, malefatutus, the perfect active participle of malefor (“to speak ill”), from Proto-Italic *maledfatos, fromLatin male (“badly, wrong”) + Latin for (“speak, say”). The first part is from Proto-Italic *malos, from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“to deceive”), cognate with Lithuanian melas (“lie”) and the first element of Ancient Greek βλάσφημος (blásphēmos, “jinx”). The second part is from Proto-Italic *fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti (“to speak”), cognate with the second element of Ancient Greek βλάσφημος (blásphēmos, “jinx”).

  1. derived from *bʰéh₂ti✻
  2. derived from *fāōr✻
  3. derived from *mel-✻
  4. derived from *malos✻
  5. derived from for
  6. derived from male
  7. derived from *maledfatos✻
  8. derived from malefatus
  9. derived from malfé

Definitions

  1. A blemish or mark on the skin, especially a blister caused by scurvy.

  2. A surname.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA