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Etymology of the English word epiphysis

the English word epiphysis
derived from the Latin word epiphysis
derived from the Greek word epiphusis, ἐπίφυσις, ἐπίϕυσις
derived from the Byzantine Greek word epi, ἐπί (upon; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case); over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.)
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 epiphuo, ἐπιϕύω
derived from the Greek word physis

Date

The earliest known usage of epiphysis in English dates from the 17th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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