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
Ancestry of “metamorphoser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | metamorphose | To undergo metamorphosis; To undergo some... |
| 2 | French | métamorphoser | to metamorphose |
| 3 | Old French | metamorphose | — |
| 4 | Latin | metamorphōsis | — |
| 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 |