Where does “polyphasique” come from?
polyphasique (French) comes from French phasique, from French phasé, from Middle French phase, from New Latin phasis, from Ancient Greek φάσις, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type, from Ancient Greek τύπος — to push, to hit.
polyphasique (French): polyphasic
Definitions
- polyphasic
Ancestry of “polyphasique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | phasique | phasic |
| 2 | French | phasé | phase |
| 3 | Middle French | phase | — |
| 4 | New Latin | phasis | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φάσις | appearance; utterance, statement, expression |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 7 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |