English
physio
Physio comes from Ancient Greek φύσις ‘nature’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-tís.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuH-tísreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφύσιςphúsis‘nature’
- Englishearliest quotation 1988physio
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuH-tísreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφύσιςphúsis‘nature’
- Englishearliest quotation 1988physio
Earliest quotation: 1988, Edward James Moran Campbell, Not Always on the Level: “I remembered her offer, however, and eight years later…”
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-tís
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-tís / physio