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Where does “nongeophysical” come from?

nongeophysical (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.

nongeophysical (English): Not geophysical

Definitions

  1. Not geophysical

Ancestry of “nongeophysical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgeophysicalOf or pertaining to geophysics
2Englishphysical"Of medicine."; "Of matter or nature."; "Of the...
3Latinphysicalisphysics, natural science
4Latinphysicanatural sciences; natural philosophy; physics;...
5Ancient Greekφυσικόςnatural, produced or caused by nature, inborn,...
6Ancient Greekφύσιςorigin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,...
7Ancient GreekφύωTo bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;...
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuHyétito be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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