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Where does “fysisk” come from?

fysisk (Swedish) comes 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-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

fysisk (Swedish): physical; having to do with the body or the...

Definitions

  1. physical; having to do with the body or the...

Ancestry of “fysisk”, step by step

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