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

  1. One who, or that which, transmogrifies

Ancestry of “transmogrifier”, step by step

transmogrifier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English transmogrify

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtransmogrifyTo completely alter the form of; To completely...
2EnglishtransmigrateTo migrate to another country; To pass into...
3Latintrānsmigrōto move house
4LatinmigroI migrate, depart to another place, change...
5Proto-Italicmigrāō
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂migʷ-

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂migʷ-Every word from Proto-Italic migrāōEvery word from Latin migro