transform (v.)
mid-14c., "change the form of" (transitive), from Old French transformer (14c.), from Latin transformare "change in shape, metamorphose," from trans "across, beyond" (see trans-) + formare "to form" (see form (v.)).
When was the word transform first used?
Specifically, the first time the word transform was used in the sense that is known today occurred in 1822 [12, §415, p. 546].
What does getting transformed mean?
to undergo a change in form, appearance, or character; become transformed. noun. Mathematics. a mathematical quantity obtained from a given quantity by an algebraic, geometric, or functional transformation.