Etymology

supraphysiological

Today it means: Of or pertaining to amounts greater than normally found in the body. Full definition →

English physiological ← Latin physiologicus ← Ancient Greek φῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Proto-Italic*superos
  5. Proto-Italic*superād
  6. Old Latinsuprād
  7. Latinsuprā
  8. Latinsupra-
  9. Englishsupra-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  12. Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
  13. Ancient Greekφῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs)
  14. Englishphysio-
  15. Latinphysiologicus
  16. Englishphysiological
  17. English todaysupraphysiological

From supra- + physiological.

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