Where does “φύσις” come from?
φύσις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
φύσις (Ancient Greek): origin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,...
Definitions
- origin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,...
Ancestry of “φύσις”, step by step
φύσις traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek φύω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 5 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Ancient Greek φῠ́ω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | φῠ́ω | to grow; grow; bring forth, produce |