The story
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
- Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
- Ancient Greekφῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs)
- Englishphysio-
- Englishphysi-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
- Proto-Italic*kʷelō
- Latincolō
- Latincultūra
- Middle Frenchculture
- Englishculture
- English todayphysiculture
From physi- + culture, introduced by Edwin Checkley in the 19th century.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.