physic
English
/ˈfɪzɪk/
adj
Definitions
- Relating to or concerning existent materials; physical.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English fysike derived from Old French fisike (natural science, art of healing) derived from Latin physica (natural science, study of nature, physics, physic) derived from Ancient Greek φυσικός (natural, physical, of nature, natural philosopher).
Origin
Ancient Greek
φυσικός
Gloss
natural, physical, of nature, natural philosopher
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -er English
- -k- English
- metaphysic English
- metaphysically English
- nonphysically English
- physically English
- physicism English
- physicker English
- physicky English
- physics English
- physica Latin
- physicalis Latin
- physicus Latin
- Physik German
- physisch German
- fysica Dutch, Flemish
- physique French
- фи́зик Russian
- фи́зика Russian
- физика Russian
- φυσική Ancient Greek
- φυσική ἐπιστήμη Ancient Greek
- φυσικός Ancient Greek
- φυσκικὴ ἐπιστήμη, φυσικός Ancient Greek
- φύσις Ancient Greek
- *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European
- fysikk Norwegian Bokmål
- física Portuguese
- fysikk Norwegian Nynorsk
- fysike Middle English
- fisic Irish
- fysisk Danish
- fyzika Czech
- fisicien Old French
- fisicïen Old French
- fisike Old French
- fizika Serbo-Croatian
- ֆիզիկոս Armenian
- φυσικός Greek (modern)
- fizika Latvian
- fizika Lithuanian
- physicalis la-lat