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Where does “phasic” come from?

Phasic derives from English phase, from French -ique, from Ancient Greek φάσις meaning "appearance," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- meaning "to shine or appear."

phasic (English): Of or relating to phase; Describing the...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to phase; Describing the...

Ancestry of “phasic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-icUsed to form adjectives from nouns with the...
2EnglishimageAn optical or other representation of a real...
3Frenchimagepicture, image; frame; first-person singular...
4Portugueseimagemimage; picture; figure; image; image; face
5Spanishimagenimage
6Italianimmagineimage; imago
7Latinimāginem—
8Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
9Latinīn-—
10Latinîn—
11Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
12Proto-Italicenin
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “phasic”

  • biphasic
  • monophasic
  • triphasic
  • multiphasic
  • polyphasic
  • diphasic
  • equiphasic
  • phasically
  • biphasically
  • nonphasic
  • antiphasic
  • diplophasic
  • haplophasic
  • triphasically
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