English
supraphysical
From supra- + physical.
Proto-Indo-European *úp
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Proto-Italic *superos ‘upper’
Proto-Italic *superād ‘above’
Old Latin suprād
Latin suprā ‘above, on the top, on the upper side’
English supra-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ‘to appear, become’
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Ancient Greek φυσικός ‘natural; physical’
Ancient Greek φυσική
Latin physica ‘study of nature’
Late Latin physicālis
English physical
Today it means
adj Supernatural; that which transcends the physical realm.
Sources
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