English
aromorphosis
Aromorphosis comes from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρᾰ ‘so’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘thus, so’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂er-1‘thus, so’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓́ρᾰ2ắră‘so; then; therefore; consequently’
- Englishtodayaromorphosis2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἄρα
- 2 Wiktionary, English aromorphosis
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂er-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἄρα‘thus, so’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓́ρᾰWiktionary, English aromorphosisắră‘so; then; therefore; consequently’
- EnglishtodayaromorphosisWiktionary, English aromorphosis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘thus, so’
order, reason, ready, rate, art, article, army, arm, artist, ratio, ordinary, alarm, harmony, coordination, coordinate, armor, articulate, anarchy, arthritis, subordinate, ordination, arithmetic, ornament, inertia, inert, harmonic, ornate, aristocratic, artisan, articulation, harmonious, armament, adorn, ordinate, ordinator, rta, armadillo, ordinal, rime, artifice, 79 more
Today it means
noun The trend in evolution towards a greater amount of organization
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “aromorphosis”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Ancient Greek ἄρα. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- / aromorphosis