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Where does “transformative” come from?

Transformative comes from English transform, from Old French transformer, from Latin transformo, from Latin formo meaning "to shape," from Ancient Greek μορφή meaning "form," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- meaning "to cross over or pass through."

transformative (English): That causes transformation

Definitions

  1. That causes transformation

Ancestry of “transformative”, step by step

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

Words derived from “transformative”

  • transformatively
  • nontransformative
  • biotransformative
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