Where does “metamorphoser” come from?
metamorphoser (English) comes from English metamorphose, from French métamorphoser, from Old French metamorphose, from Latin metamorphōsis, from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις, from Ancient Greek μεταμορφόω, from Ancient Greek μορφόω, from Ancient Greek -όω — he, she.
metamorphoser (English): One who metamorphoses
Definitions
- One who metamorphoses
Ancestry of “metamorphoser”, step by step
metamorphoser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English metamorphose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metamorphose | To undergo metamorphosis; To undergo some... |
| 2 | French | métamorphoser | to metamorphose |
| 3 | Old French | metamorphose | — |
| 4 | Latin | metamorphōsis | metamorphosis |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μεταμόρφωσις | transformation, metamorphosis |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μεταμορφόω | I transform, disguise |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μορφόω | I shape, form |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |