Ancient Greek

φύω

‘to grow, to be . . . by nature’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Ancient Greek φύω.

11 English words in this record descend from Ancient Greek φύω, most familiar first.

• physics ← phisik ← fisike ← physica ← φυσική
• physician ← fisicien ← fisicïen ← physica ← φυσκικὴ ἐπιστήμη
• imp ← impen ← impian ← *impōn ← *imputō
• phyton ← φυτόν ← φῠτός
• diphyodonty ← διφυής ← φυή
• diphycercal ← διφυής ← φυή
• diphygenic ← διφυής ← φυή
• diphyozooid ← διφυής ← φυή
• diphyodont ← διφυής ← φυή
• emphyteusis ← ἐμφύτευσις ← ἐμφυτεύω ← φυτεύω ← φυτόν
• emphyteuticary ← emphyteuticarius ← emphyteuma ← ἐμφύτευμα ← ἐμφυτεύω

Etymograph / Ancient Greek φύω