'amoebiform' originates from the Greek word 'amoibē,' meaning 'change,' combined with the suffix '-form,' indicating shape or form.

'amoibē' transformed into the Latin word 'amoeba,' and eventually became the modern English word 'amoebiform' through the addition of the suffix '-form.'

Initially, it meant 'changeable in form,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.