Transformative
/trænsˈfɔːr.mə.tɪv/noun
Causing a major change in form, nature, or appearance.
Did you know?Transformative comes from Latin transformare, meaning “to change in shape,” built from trans- (“across, beyond”) + formare (“to shape”), the same root behind form and deform.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dʰeh₁-
“to put, place, set”
Latin
Latin
forma
“shape, form, appearance”
Latin
Latin
transformare
“to change in shape, transfigure”
Old French
Old French
transformer
“to transform, change form”
Middle English
English
transformatif
“having the power to transform”
Modern English
English
transformative
“causing a major change in form or nature”