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Where does “Monophysite” come from?

Monophysite (English) comes from Latin monophysita, from Ancient Greek μονοφυσίτης, from Ancient Greek φύσις, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Monophysite (English): A member of an early Christian sect which held...

Definitions

  1. A member of an early Christian sect which held...

Ancestry of “Monophysite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmonophysita—
2Ancient Greekμονοφυσίτης—
3Ancient Greekφύσιςorigin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,...
4Ancient GreekφύωTo bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuHyétito be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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