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Where does “nontransformative” come from?

nontransformative (English) comes from English transformative, from Medieval Latin transformātīvus, from Latin transformatus, from Latin transformo, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

nontransformative (English): Not transformative

Definitions

  1. Not transformative

Ancestry of “nontransformative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtransformativeThat causes transformation
2Medieval Latintransformātīvus—
3Latintransformatustransformed
4LatintransformoI transform
5Latinfōrmō—
6Latinfōrma—
7Etruscanmorma—
8Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
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