Etymology of the English word biophysics
the English word
biophysicsusing the English prefix
bio-derived from the Late Greek word
bios, βίος (life; life; the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷei- (to live)
derived from the Greek word
phantasma, φάντασμα ((properly concrete) a (mere) show ('phantasm'); spectre)
derived from the Greek word
phantazein, φαντάζω (to make apparent; to appear (neuter participle as noun, a spectacle))
derived from the Greek word
phantosderived from the Late Greek word
phainein, φαίνω (to display; to show)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bha-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhā-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
