Question

The word "morpheme" is derived from which language?

• A. Latin
• B. Greek
• C. Sanskrit
• D. Arabic

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Greek

The term "morpheme" is formed from two parts:

• "morph", which comes from the Greek word "morphē" (μορφή), meaning form or shape,

• and the suffix "-eme", used in linguistics to mean a distinctive unit (like in "phoneme").

So, "morpheme" literally means a unit of form or a minimal meaningful unit in the structure of words. Since the root "morph" is of Greek origin, the correct answer is Greek.