transliterate (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[transliterate 词源字典]
"to write a word in the characters of another alphabet," 1849, from trans- "across" (see trans-) + Latin littera (also litera) "letter, character" (see letter (n.)). Related: Transliterated; transliterating.[transliterate etymology, transliterate origin, 英语词源]