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physio-

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
phys-io-
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

nature

prefix

physical

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs) English physio- From Ancient Greek φῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs, “nature”).

Derived Forms

physiognomy

Questions

What does physio- mean?
nature
Where does physio- come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs) English physio- From Ancient Greek φῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs, “nature”).

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