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Where does “astrofísico” come from?

astrofísico (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese físico, 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, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

astrofísico (Portuguese): astrophysical; astrophysicist

Definitions

  1. astrophysical; astrophysicist

Ancestry of “astrofísico”, step by step

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