Where does “metaphysica” come from?

metaphysica (Latin) comes from Byzantine Greek μεταφυσικά, from Ancient Greek μετὰ τὰ φυσικά.

metaphysica (Latin): metaphysics

Definitions

  1. metaphysics

Ancestry of “metaphysica”, step by step

metaphysica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Byzantine Greek μεταφυσικά

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekμεταφυσικά—
2Ancient Greekμετὰ τὰ φυσικά—

via Byzantine Greek μεταφυσική

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekμεταφυσική—

Words derived from “metaphysica”

Every word from Ancient Greek μετὰ τὰ φυσικά →Every word from Byzantine Greek μεταφυσικά →