Etymology

transmute

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Today it means: To change or convert one thing to another, or from one state or form to another. Full definition →

Latin trānsmūtāre
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromtrānsmūtāre
  2. English todaytransmute

From Latin trānsmūtāre, from trans + mūtāre.

Words from the same roots

Latintrānsmūtāre all →

transmutationtransmew

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