Etymology

metaphysic

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Latin metaphysicus
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metaphysic · adjective1

  1. Latin · derived frommetaphysicus
  2. English todaymetaphysic

From Latin metaphysicus.

metaphysic · noun2

  1. Medieval Latin · derived frommetaphysica
  2. Old French · derived frommetafisique
  3. Middle English · inherited frommethaphesik
  4. English todaymetaphysic

From Middle English methaphesik, methaphisik, methaphisique, metaphesyk, methafisik, metaphesyk, methephysyk, from Old French metafisique, methaphisique and Medieval Latin metaphysica, methephisica; equivalent to meta- + physic.

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