Where does “kvantefysikk” come from?
kvantefysikk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): 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 Nynorsk fysikk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | 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 Nynorsk kvant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | kvant | — |