Where does “physicalism” come from?
Physicalism derives from English physical, from Ancient Greek φυσικός, from Proto-Indo-European -kos, a suffix forming adjectives, ultimately relating to the study of nature.
physicalism (English): A philosophical position holding that everything...
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- A philosophical position holding that everything...
Ancestry of “physicalism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | physical | "Of medicine."; "Of matter or nature."; "Of the... |
| 2 | Latin | physicalis | physics, natural science |
| 3 | Latin | physica | natural sciences; natural philosophy; physics;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φυσικός | natural, produced or caused by nature, inborn,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φύσις | origin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |