Where does “geophysically” come from?
geophysically (English) comes from English geophysical, 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 — he, she.
geophysically (English): In a geophysical manner; in terms of geophysics
Definitions
- In a geophysical manner; in terms of geophysics
Ancestry of “geophysically”, step by step
geophysically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English geophysical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | geophysical | Of or pertaining to geophysics |
| 2 | English | physical | "Of medicine."; "Of matter or nature."; "Of the... |
| 3 | Latin | physicalis | physics, natural science |
| 4 | Latin | physica | natural sciences; natural philosophy; physics;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φυσικός | natural, produced or caused by nature, inborn,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φύσις | origin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |