Where does “metaphysic” come from?

Metaphysic comes from English metaphysics, derived from Ancient Greek μετὰ (meta, "beyond") and φυσικά (physika, "physics"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- meaning "to stand."

metaphysic (English): Metaphysical; The field of study of metaphysics;...

Definitions

  1. Metaphysical; The field of study of metaphysics;...

Ancestry of “metaphysic”, step by step

metaphysic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English methaphesik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmethaphesik—
2Medieval Latinmetaphysicametaphysics
3Koine Greekμεταφυσικά—

via Latin metaphysicus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmetaphysicus—

Words derived from “metaphysic”

Every word from Koine Greek μεταφυσικά →Every word from Medieval Latin metaphysica →Every word from Middle English methaphesik →