English
morphism
Generalised from isomorphism, etc.
The story
Generalised from isomorphism, etc.
Today it means
noun (formally) An arrow in a category; (less formally) an abstraction that generalises a map from one mathematical object to another and is structure-preserving in a way that depends on the branch of mathematics from which it arises.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “morphism”. 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 / morphism