φύσις

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • origin, birth
  • nature, quality, property
  • later, the nature of one's personality: temper, disposition
  • form, shape
  • that which is natural: nature
  • type, kind
  • Nature, as an entity, especially of productive power
  • creature

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (grow, bring forth, produce) 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
Semantic Field

Spatial relations

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

曲

Emoji
🌱 💗 🪴

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