Etymology of the English word polyphasic
the English word
polyphasicderived from the English word
polyphasederived from the English word
phasederived from the New Latin word
phasesderived from the Greek word
phaseisderived from the Greek word
phasis, φάσις (speech; appearance; stage; a saying; report)
derived from the Late Greek word
phainein, φαίνω (to display; to show)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bha-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhā-derived from the Greek word
phainomai, ϕαίνομαι
using the English prefix
poly-derived from the New Latin prefix
poly-derived from the Greek word
polus, πολύς (much, many; largely, mostly)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pelə-using the English suffix
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Word found in Modern English
