-physis

suffix

Growth or growing.

OriginAncient Greek φύσις →
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Meanings

suffix

plural -physes

  1. Growth or growing.
  2. Form or structure.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφύσις“growth, I bring forth”
  2. English-physis

From Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis, “growth, I bring forth”).

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APA

-physis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-physis

MLA

“-physis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-physis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-physis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-physis.

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