Where does “physisorption” come from?
physisorption (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
physisorption (English): adsorption in which the forces involved are...
Definitions
- adsorption in which the forces involved are...
Ancestry of “physisorption”, step by step
physisorption traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English physical
| 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 |
via English adsorption
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | adsorption | The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of... |
| 2 | German | Adsorption | adsorption |
| 3 | German | Absorption | absorption (act or process of absorbing, either liquid or light) |