Where does “Autotransformator” come from?
Autotransformator (German) comes from German Transformator, from French transformateur, from French transformer, from Old French transformer, from Latin transformo, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma — shape, form; appearance; outline.
Autotransformator (German): autotransformer
Definitions
- autotransformer
Ancestry of “Autotransformator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Transformator | transformer |
| 2 | French | transformateur | transformer; transformative |
| 3 | French | transformer | to transform |
| 4 | Old French | transformer | — |
| 5 | Latin | transformo | I transform |
| 6 | Latin | fōrmō | to shape, form, fashion, format |
| 7 | Latin | fōrma | form; figure, shape, appearance |
| 8 | Etruscan | morma | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μορφή | shape, form; appearance; outline |