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Where does “physisch” come from?

physisch (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

physisch (German): physical; material

Definitions

  1. physical; material

Ancestry of “physisch”, step by step

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

Words derived from “physisch”

  • metaphysisch
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