Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cataphysical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cat-a-phys-i-cal
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-) English cata- English physical English cataphysical From cata- + physical.

Questions

What does cataphysical mean?
unnatural; going against nature
Where does cataphysical come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-) English cata- English physical English cataphysical From cata- + physical.

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