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Where does “astrophysical” come from?

Astrophysical comes from Ancient Greek ἄστρον meaning star, combined with the Latin suffix -alis and Ancient Greek -ικός, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr.

astrophysical (English): Of or pertaining to astrophysics

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to astrophysics

Ancestry of “astrophysical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishphysical"Of medicine."; "Of matter or nature."; "Of the...
2Latinphysicalisphysics, natural science
3Latinphysicanatural sciences; natural philosophy; physics;...
4Ancient Greekφυσικόςnatural, produced or caused by nature, inborn,...
5Ancient Greekφύσιςorigin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,...
6Ancient GreekφύωTo bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;...
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuHyétito be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “astrophysical”

  • astrophysically
  • geoastrophysical
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