Etymology of the English word zygapophysis
the English word
zygapophysisderived from the English word
apophysisderived 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
apo, ἀπό (from; 'off,' away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative))
derived from the Latin word
apophysis (curving outward, curve of column at top, bottom)
derived from the Greek word
apophusis, ἀπόφυσις (process of a bone)
derived from the Greek word
apophueinderived from the Greek word
phuein, φύω (to generate, hence an outgrowth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bheuə-derived from the Greek word
apophysisderived from the Greek word
apophueinderived from the Greek word
phuein, φύω (to generate, hence an outgrowth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bheuə-using the English prefix
zygo-derived from the Greek word
zugon, ζυγόν (yoke)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*yeug-using the English prefix
zyg-Date
The earliest known usage of zygapophysis in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
