Etymology of the English word astrophysics
the English word
astrophysicsusing the English prefix
astro-derived from the Greek prefix
astro-derived from the Greek word
astron, ἄστρον (properly, a constellation; put for a single star (natural or artificial))
derived from the Greek word
aster, ἀστήρ (star; a star (as strown over the sky), literally or figuratively)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ster-derived from the English word
physicsderived from the English word
physicderived from the Old French word
fisiquederived from the Latin word
fisiquederived from the Greek word
phusikederived from the Greek word
phusikos, φυσικός, φυσικῶς (natural; 'physical'; instinctive)
derived from the Late Greek word
phusis, φύσις (growth; growth (by germination or expansion); natural production (lineal descent); by extension, a genus or sort; figuratively, native disposition, constitution or usage)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bheuə-derived from the Greek word
phusikos, φυσικός, φυσικῶς (natural; 'physical'; instinctive)
derived from the Late Greek word
phusis, φύσις (growth; growth (by germination or expansion); natural production (lineal descent); by extension, a genus or sort; figuratively, native disposition, constitution or usage)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bheuə-using the English suffix
-icsUsage
Word found in Modern English
