Etymology

physicswise

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Today it means: With regard to physics Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *wīsaz ← Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós ← English physics
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The story

  1. Englishphysics
  2. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  4. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-s-ós
  5. Proto-Germanic*wīsaz
  6. English todayphysicswise

From physics + -wise.

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