Where does “transformacioun” come from?
transformacioun (Middle English) comes from Middle French transformation, from Latin trānsfōrmātiō, from Latin fōrmātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
transformacioun (Middle English): shapeshifting, metamorphosis
Definitions
- shapeshifting, metamorphosis
Ancestry of “transformacioun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | transformation | — |
| 2 | Latin | trānsfōrmātiō | transformation |
| 3 | Latin | fōrmātiō | The act of shaping, forming or fashioning |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “transformacioun”
- transformation
- transduction
- transformational
- biotransformation
- mechanotransduction
- phototransduction
- cotransformation
- transformationalist
- retransformation
- transformationally
- transductional
- phototransformation
- cotransduction
- transformationalism
- electrotransformation
- nontransformational
- phytotransformation
- posttransduction
- autotransformation
- detransformation
- biotransformational
- transzformáció
- supertransformation
- agrotransformation