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Where does “astrofysikk” come from?

astrofysikk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fysikk, from French physique, from Latin physicus, from Ancient Greek φυσικός, from Ancient Greek φύσις, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

astrofysikk (Norwegian Bokmål): astrophysics

Definitions

  1. astrophysics

Ancestry of “astrofysikk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfysikkphysics; physique
2Frenchphysiquephysical, sportive; physique; physics
3LatinphysicusOf or pertaining to natural philosophy or...
4Ancient Greekφυσικόςnatural, produced or caused by nature, inborn,...
5Ancient Greekφύσιςorigin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,...
6Ancient GreekφύωTo bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;...
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuHyétito be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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