Where does “psychophysically” come from?
psychophysically (English) comes from English psychophysical, 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 — he, she.
psychophysically (English): In a psychophysical way
Definitions
- In a psychophysical way
Ancestry of “psychophysically”, step by step
psychophysically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English psychophysical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | psychophysical | Of or pertaining to psychophysics; Psychosomatic |
| 2 | English | physical | "Of medicine."; "Of matter or nature."; "Of the... |
| 3 | Latin | physicalis | physics, natural science |
| 4 | Latin | physica | natural sciences; natural philosophy; physics;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φυσικός | natural, produced or caused by nature, inborn,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φύσις | origin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |