Where does “geofisica” come from?
geofisica (Italian) comes from Italian fisica, from New 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.
geofisica (Italian): geophysics
Definitions
- geophysics
Ancestry of “geofisica”, step by step
geofisica traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian fisica
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fisica | physics; female equivalent of fisico; feminine... |
| 2 | New Latin | physica | — |
| 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 Catalan física
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | física | physics; female equivalent of físic; feminine... |
via Portuguese física
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | física | physics; female equivalent of físico; feminine... |