Where does “kärnfysik” come from?
kärnfysik (Swedish) comes from Swedish fysik, from Latin physica, 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.
kärnfysik (Swedish): nuclear physics
Definitions
- nuclear physics
Ancestry of “kärnfysik”, step by step
kärnfysik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fysik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fysik | physics |
| 2 | Latin | physica | natural sciences; natural philosophy; physics;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φυσικός | natural, produced or caused by nature, inborn,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φύσις | origin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish kärna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kärna | a seed, a pip; a kernel, a nucleus, a core; a pit |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kiærne | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | kjarni | kernel, core; core |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kernô | kernel, core |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |