Morph
来自Big Physics
1990s: element from metamorphosis.
wiktionary
Back-formation from morpheme, from Ancient Greek μορφή(morphḗ, “form, shape”). Compare German Morph, from Morphem. Attested since the 1940s.
Back-formation from morphism. Attested since the 1950s. See also morphology.
Clipping of metamorphose.
Clipping of morphine.
etymonline
morph
as a noun, in biology, "genetic variant of an animal," 1955; as a verb, in cinematic special effects, c. 1987, short for metamorphosis. Related: Morphed; morphing. Earlier it was a slang shortening of morphine (1912).
