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Where does “geofysik” come from?

geofysik (Swedish) comes from Danish fysik, 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.

geofysik (Swedish): geophysics

Definitions

  1. geophysics

Ancestry of “geofysik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfysikphysics; physique
2Frenchphysiquephysical, sportive; physique; physics
3LatinphysicusOf or pertaining to natural philosophy or...
4Ancient Greekφυσικόςnatural, produced or caused by nature, inborn,...
5Ancient Greekφύσιςorigin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,...
6Ancient GreekφύωTo bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;...
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuHyétito be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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