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Where does “miaphysite” come from?

miaphysite (English) comes 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.

miaphysite (English): Of or pertaining to Miaphysitism; maintaining...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Miaphysitism; maintaining...

Ancestry of “miaphysite”, step by step

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