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Where does “fisioterapia” come from?

fisioterapia (Spanish) comes from Spanish fisio-, from Ancient Greek φύσις, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

fisioterapia (Spanish): physiotherapy

Definitions

  1. physiotherapy

Ancestry of “fisioterapia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfisio-physio-
2Ancient Greekφύσιςorigin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,...
3Ancient GreekφύωTo bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuHyétito be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
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