Where does “physiological” come from?
Physiological comes from English physiology plus the suffix -ic, from French -ique, Latin -icus, and Ancient Greek λόγος meaning "word" or "account," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots.
physiological (English): Of, or relating to physiology; Relating to the...
Definitions
- Of, or relating to physiology; Relating to the...
Ancestry of “physiological”, step by step
physiological traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English neurophysiological
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neurophysiological | Of or pertaining to neurophysiology |
| 2 | English | neuro- | nerves, nerve tissue, or the nervous system |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νευρο- | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νεῦρον | sinew, tendon; cord, of a slingshot, bowstring;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | snéh₁wr̥ | sinew, tendon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin (thread), to sew |
via Latin physiologicus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | physiologicus | physiological |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φυσιολογικός | — |
Words derived from “physiological”
- physiologically
- electrophysiological
- neurophysiological
- pathophysiological
- psychophysiological
- ecophysiological
- supraphysiological
- electrophysiologically
- nonphysiological
- neurophysiologically
- unphysiological
- biophysiological
- morphophysiological
- psychophysiologically
- unphysiologically
- superphysiological
- thermophysiological
- geophysiological
- nonphysiologically
- microphysiological
- ecophysiologically
- subphysiological
- neuropsychophysiological
- photophysiological