| 【physi】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Greek word(s) "phyein," "physis," "phusis," "physike," and "physikos." It carries the basic meaning of "nature," and "produce." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "physi"]
physical ****[1033] Physical qualities, actions, or things are connected with a person's body, rather than with their mind.
physically ***[2465] physic + al + ly
physics ***[2822] Physics is the scientific study of forces such as heat, light, sound, pressure, gravity, and electricity, and the way that they affect objects.
physiology ☆[5294] Physiology is the scientific study of how people''s and animals'' bodies function, and of how plants function.
[WORD ROOT]root physi
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] phys, physi, physic, physio
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) phyein, physis, phusis, physike, physikos
[MEANING]root nature, produce
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Greek】 phyein to bring forth, produce, make to grow
- 【Greek】 physis [from phyein] nature
- 【Greek】 phusis
- 【Greek】 physike [from fem, of physikos] (knowledge) of nature
- 【Greek】 physikos [from physis] pertaining to nature
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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physical ★★★★[1033] adjective from physic
【DEFINITION】 Physical qualities, actions, or things are connected with a person's body, rather than with their mind.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ physic(physi); nature ⑵ al; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek physikos》 [from physis] pertaining to nature
【First Known Meaning】 of or pertaining to material nature
【DERIVATIVEs】 physical, physically, physicalness, physics
physically ★★★[2465] adverb from physic
【DEFINITION】 physic + al + ly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ physic(physi); nature ⑵ ally(ly); adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek physikos》 [from physis] pertaining to nature
【DERIVATIVEs】 physical, physically, physicalness, physics
physics ★★★[2822] noun from physic
【DEFINITION】 NOUN] Physics is the scientific study of forces such as heat, light, sound, pressure, gravity, and electricity, and the way that they affect objects.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ phys(physi); nature ⑵ ics; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek physikos》 [from physis] pertaining to nature
【DERIVATIVEs】 physical, physically, physicalness, physics
physiology ☆[5294] noun from physiology 〈 physic
【DEFINITION】 Physiology is the scientific study of how people's and animals' bodies function, and of how plants function.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ physio(physi); nature ⑵ logy(log); word, discourse
【Etymology】 《Greek physikos》 [from physis] pertaining to nature
【First Known Meaning】 study and description of natural objects, natural philosophy
【DERIVATIVEs】 physiologic, physiological, physiologically, physiologist, physiology
Other words containing "physi"; astrophysical, astrophysicist, astrophysics, astrophysicsist, chemicophysics, geophysics, metaphysics, physic, physician, physicianship, physiognomy, physiologic, physiological, physiologically, physiologist, physiotherapy
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
photo
phan-, phen-, phase-
pete, pet-
person
peri-, perit-, pert-
pend
pell-, puls-
patr-
pati-, pass-
path
