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Where does “geofyysinen” come from?

geofyysinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish fyysinen, from Swedish fysisk, from Latin physicus, from Ancient Greek φυσικός, from Ancient Greek φύσις, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

geofyysinen (Finnish): geophysical

Definitions

  1. geophysical

Ancestry of “geofyysinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfyysinenphysical
2Swedishfysiskphysical; having to do with the body or the...
3LatinphysicusOf or pertaining to natural philosophy or...
4Ancient Greekφυσικόςnatural, produced or caused by nature, inborn,...
5Ancient Greekφύσιςorigin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,...
6Ancient GreekφύωTo bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;...
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuHyétito be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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