Morph

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1990s: element from metamorphosis.


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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.


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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).