physical

English

/ˈfɪzɪkəl/

adj
Definitions
  • Of medicine.
  • Of matter or nature.
  • Of the human body.

Etymology

Borrowed from physicalis derived from Latin physica (natural science, study of nature, physics, physic) derived from Ancient Greek φυσική (natural science) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰuH-

Gloss

grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper

Concept
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Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

曲

Emoji
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