Where does “metamorphosis” come from?
Metamorphosis comes from Latin metamorphosis, from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις, combining μετα- (meta-, "change") with μορφή (morphē, "form"), ultimately from Mycenaean Greek 𐀕𐀲.
metamorphosis (English): A transformation, such as one performed by magic;...
Definitions
- A transformation, such as one performed by magic;...
Ancestry of “metamorphosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | metamorphōsis | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μεταμόρφωσις | transformation, metamorphosis |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μεταμορφόω | I transform, disguise |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μορφόω | I shape, form |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “metamorphosis”