Where does “metamorphose” come from?
Metamorphose comes from French métamorphoser, from Old French metamorphose, from Latin metamorphosis, from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις, ultimately from μορφή meaning form or shape.
metamorphose (English): To undergo metamorphosis; To undergo some...
Definitions
- To undergo metamorphosis; To undergo some...
Ancestry of “metamorphose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | métamorphoser | to metamorphose |
| 2 | Old French | metamorphose | — |
| 3 | Latin | metamorphōsis | metamorphosis |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μεταμόρφωσις | transformation, metamorphosis |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μεταμορφόω | I transform, disguise |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μορφόω | I shape, form |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |