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Where does “transformation” come from?

Transformation comes from Ecclesiastical Latin transformatio, from Latin formatio (a forming or shaping), from Latin formo (to form), from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphē, form or shape), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- (to cross or overcome).

transformation (English): The act of transforming or the state of being...

Definitions

  1. The act of transforming or the state of being...

Ancestry of “transformation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtransformacioun—
2Middle Frenchtransformation—
3Latintrānsfōrmātiō—
4Latinfōrmātiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “transformation”

  • transformational
  • biotransformation
  • cotransformation
  • transformationalist
  • retransformation
  • transformationally
  • phototransformation
  • transformationalism
  • electrotransformation
  • nontransformational
  • phytotransformation
  • autotransformation
  • detransformation
  • biotransformational
  • agrotransformation
  • agro-transformation
  • supertransformation
  • transzformáció
  • transzformációk
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →