Where does “cataphysical” come from?

cataphysical (English) comes from English physical, from Latin physicalis, from Latin physica, from Ancient Greek φυσικός, from Ancient Greek φύσις, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

cataphysical (English): unnatural; going against nature

Definitions

unnatural; going against nature

Ancestry of “cataphysical”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	physical	"Of medicine."; "Of matter or nature."; "Of the...
2	Latin	physicalis	physics, natural science
3	Latin	physica	natural sciences; natural philosophy; physics;...
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

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