Where does “metamorphose” come from?
metamorphose (Old French) comes from Latin metamorphōsis, from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις, from Ancient Greek μεταμορφόω, from Ancient Greek μορφόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
Ancestry of “metamorphose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | metamorphōsis | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μεταμόρφωσις | transformation, metamorphosis |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μεταμορφόω | I transform, disguise |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μορφόω | I shape, form |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “metamorphose”