Etymograph

English

physiologically

Physiologically comes from Latin physiologicus ‘relational adjective of physiologia in the…’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEphysiologicus1‘relational adjective of physiologia in the older, now-obsolete sense of natural philosophy’
  2. English1500–presentphysiological1
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2017physiologically1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English physiologically
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2017, Ben Domenech, Could This Man Work At Google?: “The third, and most grievous of all the wrongthinks,…”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEphysiologicusWiktionary, English physiologically‘relational adjective of physiologia in the older, now-obsolete sense of natural philosophy’
  2. English1500–presentphysiologicalWiktionary, English physiologically
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2017physiologicallyWiktionary, English physiologically. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2017, Ben Domenech, Could This Man Work At Google?: “The third, and most grievous of all the wrongthinks,…”

A compound of physiological + -ly

Latin physiologicus ‘relational adjective of physiologia in the…’

English physiological

Linked words

through English physiological

neurophysiological, 1 more

Today it means

adv In accordance with the science of physiology.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “physiologically”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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