Where does “kvantefysik” come from?
kvantefysik (Danish) comes from Danish fysik, from French physique, from Latin physicus, from Ancient Greek φυσικός, from Ancient Greek φύσις, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
kvantefysik (Danish): quantum mechanics, quantum physics
Definitions
- quantum mechanics, quantum physics
Ancestry of “kvantefysik”, step by step
kvantefysik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish fysik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fysik | physics; physique |
| 2 | French | physique | physical, sportive; physique; physics |
| 3 | Latin | physicus | Of or pertaining to natural philosophy or... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φυσικός | natural, produced or caused by nature, inborn,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φύσις | origin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Danish kvante
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kvante | quantum |