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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

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  1. In a psychophysical way

Ancestry of “psychophysically”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpsychophysicalOf or pertaining to psychophysics; Psychosomatic
2Englishphysical"Of medicine."; "Of matter or nature."; "Of the...
3Latinphysicalisphysics, natural science
4Latinphysicanatural sciences; natural philosophy; physics;...
5Ancient Greekφυσικόςnatural, produced or caused by nature, inborn,...
6Ancient Greekφύσιςorigin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,...
7Ancient GreekφύωTo bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;...
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuHyétito be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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