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Where does “physicus” come from?

physicus (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.

physicus (Latin): Of or pertaining to natural philosophy or...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to natural philosophy or...

Ancestry of “physicus”, 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 “physicus”

  • metafísico
  • geofísico
  • físico
  • físicamente
  • astrofísico
  • geofisica
  • metafisico
  • metafisicamente
  • microfisico
  • microfisica
  • magnetofisica
  • metafisica
  • antimetafisico
  • criofisica
  • psicofisico
  • fisica
  • psicofisica
  • attofisica
  • geofisico
  • pseudofisico
  • macrofisica
  • biofisica
  • biofisico
  • metafisicità
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