morph

shape, form

Spelled morph · morphe 'form, shape'

Greek morphe meant shape: amorphous clay lacks form, metamorphosis changes it, and anthropomorphic tales give human shape to animals.

Words built from it

amorphous — lacking a clear or definite shape
a- (without) + morph (form) + -ous (full of)
metamorphosis — a complete change of form, as from caterpillar to butterfly
meta- (change) + morph (form) + -osis (process)
metamorphic — changed in form by heat and pressure, as certain rock
meta- (change) + morph (form) + -ic (relating to)
anthropomorphic — giving human characteristics to a non-human thing
anthropo (human) + morph (form) + -ic (relating to)
morphology — the study of the form and structure of something
morph (form) + -ology (study of)