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forma
Latin · ancient
"shape, mold"
shape, mold, combined with trans- (across)
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transformare
Latin · ancient
"to change shape completely"
to change shape completely, from trans- and formare
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transformer
Old French · medieval
"to change something into a different form"
carried into French for changing something into a different form
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transform
English · 1400s
"to change something completely in form or character"
settled as the English word for changing something completely in form or character
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