Etymology

electrophysiology

Today it means: The branch of physiology that studies the electrical activity of organisms. Full definition →

English physiology ← French physiologie ← Latin physiologia
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  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  8. Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
  9. Ancient Greekφύσις (phúsis)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  12. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  13. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  14. Ancient Greekφῠσῐολογίᾱ (phŭsĭologíā)
  15. Latinphysiologia
  16. Frenchphysiologie
  17. Englishphysiology
  18. English todayelectrophysiology

From electro- + physiology.

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