Transpose
/trænzˈpoʊz/noun
To move or change the position of something; in music, to shift a piece to a different key.
Did you know?Transpose comes from the same Latin roots as words about setting, positioning, and even “opposing” something, because the core idea is literally moving one thing across another.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
transponere
“to place across, transfer”
Late Latin
Latin
transpositus
“placed across; transferred”
Old French
Old French
transposer
“to set over, transfer, alter”
14th Century
English
transpose
“to move across or place in a different order”
Modern English
English
transpose
“to change the position, order, or key of something”