Where does “transform” come from?
Transform derives from Old French transformer, from Latin transformo, from Latin formo meaning to form or shape, from Ancient Greek μορφή meaning form or shape, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- meaning to cross or turn.
transform (English): To change greatly the appearance or form of; To...
Definitions
- To change greatly the appearance or form of; To...
Ancestry of “transform”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | transformen | To shapeshift; to change or cause to change into the appearance of another creature |
| 2 | Middle French | transfourmer | — |
Words derived from “transform”
- transformer
- Transformer
- transformable
- autotransformer
- transformism
- transformability
- transformist
- retransform
- transformerless
- biotransform
- transflection
- transformeth
- untransformable
- nontransformable
- antitransform
- transformest
- transformerlike
- supertransform
- transformally
- backtransform
- cotransform
- detransform
- electrotransform
- mistransform