Where does “detransformation” come from?
detransformation (English) comes from English transformation, from Middle English transformacioun, from Middle French transformation, from Latin trānsfōrmātiō, from Latin fōrmātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
detransformation (English): The reversal of a transformation
Definitions
- The reversal of a transformation
Ancestry of “detransformation”, step by step
detransformation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transformation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transformation | The act of transforming or the state of being... |
| 2 | Middle English | transformacioun | shapeshifting, metamorphosis |
| 3 | Middle French | transformation | — |
| 4 | Latin | trānsfōrmātiō | transformation |
| 5 | Latin | fōrmātiō | The act of shaping, forming or fashioning |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | de | To do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A... |
| 2 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 3 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 4 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 5 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |