Etymology of the English word transfigure
the English word
transfigurederived from the Latin word
transfigurare (transform, change form, appearance)
derived from the Latin word
figurare (form, fashion, shape)
derived from the Latin word
figura (shape, form, figure)
derived from the Latin word
fingere (adapt, transform into; modify; make up; pretend; mold, form, shape)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dheigh-using the Latin prefix
trans-derived from the Latin word
trans (beyond, across)
Date
The earliest known usage of transfigure in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
transfigured,
transfiguringUsage
Word found in Modern English
