Where does “transmutationism” come from?
transmutationism (English) comes from English transmutation, from Old French transmutacion, from Latin transmutatio, from Latin trānsmūtō, from Latin muto, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
transmutationism (English): A belief in the transmutation of species
Definitions
- A belief in the transmutation of species
Ancestry of “transmutationism”, step by step
transmutationism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transmutation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transmutation | Change, alteration; The conversion of one thing... |
| 2 | Old French | transmutacion | transformation, metamorphosis |
| 3 | Latin | transmutatio | transposition; changing, variability, alteration,... |
| 4 | Latin | trānsmūtō | to change, shift, transform, transmute |
| 5 | Latin | muto | I move, remove; I alter, change, modify,... |
| 6 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |