Etymology of the English word physician
the English word
physicianderived from the Old French word
fisicienderived 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-Derivations in English
physicianshipCognates
French
physicien, Italian
fisicianoUsage
Word found in Modern English
