Where does “kvantefysikk” come from?
kvantefysikk (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.
kvantefysikk (Norwegian Bokmål): quantum physics, quantum mechanics
Definitions
- quantum physics, quantum mechanics
Ancestry of “kvantefysikk”, step by step
kvantefysikk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål fysikk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fysikk | physics; physique |
| 2 | French | physique | physical, sportive; physique; physics |
| 3 | Latin | physicus | Of or pertaining to natural philosophy or... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φυσικός | natural, produced or caused by nature, inborn,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φύσις | origin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Norwegian Bokmål kvant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kvant | — |