Where does “unphysicalness” come from?
unphysicalness (English) comes from English unphysical, 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.
unphysicalness (English): unphysicality
Definitions
- unphysicality
Ancestry of “unphysicalness”, step by step
unphysicalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unphysical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unphysical | Not physical; Not supported by, or contrary to,... |
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |