Where does “transmogrifier” come from?
transmogrifier (English) comes from English transmogrify, from English transmigrate, from Latin trānsmigrō, from Latin migro, from Proto-Italic migrāō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂migʷ-.
transmogrifier (English): One who, or that which, transmogrifies
Definitions
- One who, or that which, transmogrifies
Ancestry of “transmogrifier”, step by step
transmogrifier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transmogrify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transmogrify | To completely alter the form of; To completely... |
| 2 | English | transmigrate | To migrate to another country; To pass into... |
| 3 | Latin | trānsmigrō | to move house |
| 4 | Latin | migro | I migrate, depart to another place, change... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | migrāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂migʷ- | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |