hylical

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὑλικός“wooden, material”
2. Latin · derived fromhylicus
3. English todayhylical

From hyle + -ical, originally translating Latin hylicus in notes on Irenaeus's Against Heretics after the manner of earlier psychical and pneumatical, from Ancient Greek ὑλικός (hulikós, “wooden, material”), from ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē, “wood, matter”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic, forming adjectives”).

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• 1708 Synonym of physical or material.