Etymology of the English word physique
the English word
physiquederived from the French word
physiquederived from the Latin word
physicus (pertaining, relating to physics, natural science; physicist, natural philosopher; natural scientist)
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-Cognates
Dutch
fysica, Dutch
fysisch, English
physics, French
physique, German
Physik, German
Physis, Italian
fisico, Italian
fisica, Lithuanian
fizika, Norwegian
fysikk, Norwegian
fysisk, Polish
fizyka, Russian
физикa, Swedish
fysik, Swedish
fysiskUsage
Word found in Modern English