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Where does “transformātīvus” come from?

transformātīvus (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin transformatus, from Latin transformo, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

Ancestry of “transformātīvus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintransformatustransformed
2LatintransformoI transform
3Latinfōrmō—
4Latinfōrma—
5Etruscanmorma—
6Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
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