Where does “physo-” come from?
physo- (English) comes from Ancient Greek φῦσα, from Finnish pus-, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".
Ancestry of “physo-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | φῦσα | pair of bellows; smithies; bladder; pouch of the... |
| 2 | Finnish | pus- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |