Where does “metamorfoză” come from?
metamorfoză (Romanian) comes from French métamorphoser, from Old French metamorphose, from Latin metamorphōsis, from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις, from Ancient Greek μεταμορφόω, from Ancient Greek μορφόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti — he, she.
metamorfoză (Romanian): metamorphosis
Definitions
- metamorphosis
Ancestry of “metamorfoză”, step by step
metamorfoză traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French métamorphoser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | métamorphoser | to metamorphose |
| 2 | Old French | metamorphose | — |
| 3 | Latin | metamorphōsis | metamorphosis |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μεταμόρφωσις | transformation, metamorphosis |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μεταμορφόω | I transform, disguise |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μορφόω | I shape, form |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via French métamorphose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | métamorphose | metamorphosis; first-person singular present... |