Where does “физико-математический” come from?
физико-математический (Russian) comes from Russian матема́тика, from Polish matematyka, from Latin mathēmatica, from Latin mathēmaticus, from Ancient Greek μαθηματικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
физико-математический (Russian): physics and mathematics
Definitions
- physics and mathematics
Ancestry of “физико-математический”, step by step
физико-математический traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian матема́тика
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | матема́тика | mathematics |
| 2 | Polish | matematyka | mathematics |
| 3 | Latin | mathēmatica | mathematics |
| 4 | Latin | mathēmaticus | Of or pertaining to mathematics; mathematical |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαθηματικός | scientific, esp. mathematical; astronomical;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Russian фи́зика
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | фи́зика | physics (branch of science) |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φυσικός | natural, produced or caused by nature, inborn,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φύσις | origin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |