Etymograph

English

epiphysis

From epi- + -physis.

Formed from epi + physis

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ‘to be, become, grow, appear’

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-tís

Ancient Greek φύσις ‘origin’

English physis

Today it means

noun The pineal gland.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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