Where does “transfigens” come from?

transfigens (Latin) comes from Latin transfigo, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.

transfigens (Latin): piercing, stabbing

Definitions

  1. piercing, stabbing

Ancestry of “transfigens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintransfigoI thrust through; I transfix
2Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
3Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten
Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷō →Every word from Latin fīgō →Every word from Latin transfigo →