English → Latin
“metamorphosis” in Latin
mūtātiōchange, alteration; interchange, exchangetransfĭgūrātĭoa change of shapetrānsfōrmātiōtransformation
The English word metamorphosis itself goes back to Latin metamorphōsis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
metamorphosis s.
mutatio; transfiguratio (Plin., ☞ rare): transitus in aliam figuram (Plin., 4, 36, 43); plur., transformationes (translation of metamorphoses); formae in nova corpora mutatae (Ov.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for metamorphosis?
- The usual Latin words for “metamorphosis” are mūtātiō, transfĭgūrātĭo, trānsfōrmātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.