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Where does “physica” come from?

physica (Latin) comes 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.

physica (Latin): natural sciences; natural philosophy; physics;...

Definitions

  1. natural sciences; natural philosophy; physics;...

Ancestry of “physica”, step by step

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

Words derived from “physica”

  • physical
  • physician
  • physically
  • physic
  • biophysical
  • physicality
  • geophysical
  • metaphysically
  • psychophysical
  • metaphysic
  • physicalism
  • nonphysical
  • astrophysical
  • physicalist
  • microphysical
  • unphysical
  • photophysical
  • thermophysical
  • nonphysician
  • physicalistic
  • superphysical
  • petrophysical
  • macrophysical
  • biophysically
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