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Physical is borrowed from Late Latin physicālis, from Latin physica ‘study of nature’, from Ancient Greek φυσική, from φύσις ‘nature’.

1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuH-‘to appear, become’reconstructed
2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφῠ́ωphŭ́ō‘to grow’
3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφύσιςphúsis‘nature, origin’
4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφυσικόςphusikós‘natural; physical’
5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφυσικήphusikḗfeminine singular of φυσικός
6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEphysica‘study of nature’
7. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEphysicālis
8. Englishearliest quotation 1579physical