English
transmutationism
From transmutation + -ism.
Formed from transmutation + -ism
Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- ‘to exchange’
Latin mūtō ‘change, alter’
Latin transmutō ‘to change’
Late Latin transmutationem
Old French transmutacion ‘transformation, metamorphosis’
English transmutation
Today it means
noun A belief in the transmutation of species.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “transmutationism”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / transmutationism