Where does “Quantenphysik” come from?
Quantenphysik (German) comes from German Physik, 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, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
Quantenphysik (German): quantum physics, quantum mechanics
Definitions
- quantum physics, quantum mechanics
Ancestry of “Quantenphysik”, step by step
Quantenphysik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Physik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Physik | physics |
| 2 | Latin | physica | natural sciences; natural philosophy; physics;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φυσικός | natural, produced or caused by nature, inborn,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φύσις | origin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Quant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Quant | quantum |
| 2 | Latin | quantum | nominative neuter singular of quantus; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | quantus | how much, how many; how big |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *kʷijentos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷíh₂onts | — |