Etymology of the English word geophysics
the English word
geophysicsusing the English prefix
geo-derived from the Greek prefix
geo-, γεω-
derived from the Greek word
ge, γῆ (earth, land, soil; world)
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
-icsDerivations in English
paleogeophysicsUsage
Word found in Modern English
