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Where does “physicalis” come from?

physicalis (Latin) comes 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-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

physicalis (Latin): physics, natural science

Definitions

  1. physics, natural science

Ancestry of “physicalis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinphysicanatural sciences; natural philosophy; physics;...
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
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