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Etymology of the English word physique

the English word physique
derived from the French word physique
derived 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 fysisk

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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