Where does “transformism” come from?
transformism (English) comes from French transformisme, from French transformer, from Old French transformer, from Latin transformo, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.
transformism (English): The doctrine that living organisms have evolved...
Definitions
- The doctrine that living organisms have evolved...
Ancestry of “transformism”, step by step
transformism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French transformisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | transformisme | transformism |
| 2 | French | transformer | to transform |
| 3 | Old French | transformer | — |
| 4 | Latin | transformo | I transform |
| 5 | Latin | fōrmō | to shape, form, fashion, format |
| 6 | Latin | fōrma | form; figure, shape, appearance |
| 7 | Etruscan | morma | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μορφή | shape, form; appearance; outline |
via English transform
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transform | To change greatly the appearance or form of; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | transformen | To shapeshift; to change or cause to change into the appearance of another creature |
| 3 | Middle French | transfourmer | — |