apophysis

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*bʰuH-“to exist, to grow”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀπόφυσις“offshoot”
3. English todayapophysis

From Ancient Greek ἀπόφυσις (apóphusis, “offshoot”), from ἀπό (apó) + φύω (phúō, “to bring forth”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to exist, to grow”). Equivalent to apo- + -physis.

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