Etymology

-physis

Today it means: Growth or growing. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φύσις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφύσις“growth, I bring forth”
  2. English today-physis

From Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis, “growth, I bring forth”).

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