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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

  1. A belief in the transmutation of species

Ancestry of “transmutationism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtransmutationChange, alteration; The conversion of one thing...
2Old Frenchtransmutaciontransformation, metamorphosis
3Latintransmutatiotransposition; changing, variability, alteration,...
4Latintrānsmūtō—
5LatinmutoI move, remove; I alter, change, modify,...
6Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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