Where does “supraphysical” come from?
supraphysical (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.
supraphysical (English): Supernatural; that which transcends the physical realm
Definitions
- Supernatural; that which transcends the physical realm
Ancestry of “supraphysical”, step by step
supraphysical 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 |