LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

physiologia

physiologia f (genitive physiologiae)
Classical[pʰy.si.ɔˈɫɔ.ɡi.a]Ecclesiastical[fi.s̬i.oˈlɔː.d͡ʒi.a]

Meaning

  1. femininenatural philosophy, natural science
  2. New Latinfemininephysiology

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativephysiologiaphysiologiae
genitivephysiologiaephysiologiārum
dativephysiologiaephysiologiīs
accusativephysiologiamphysiologiās
ablativephysiologiāphysiologiīs
vocativephysiologiaphysiologiae

phўsĭŏlŏgĭa, ae, f., = φυσιολογία,
I. knowledge of nature, natural philosophy, physiology, Cic. N. D. 1, 8, 20: naturae ratio, quam physiologiam Graeci appellant, id. Div. 1, 41, 90; 2, 16, 37.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  3. Ancient Greek φῠ́ω(phŭ́ō)
  4. Ancient Greek -τῐς(-tĭs)
  5. Ancient Greek -σῐς(-sĭs)
  6. Ancient Greek φύσις(phúsis)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  9. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  10. Ancient Greek λόγος(lógos)
  11. Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ(-ĭ́ā)
  12. Ancient Greek -λογίᾱ(-logíā)
  13. Latinphysiologia

Ancient Greek φῠσῐολογίᾱ (phŭsĭologíā)bor. Latin physiologia Borrowed from Ancient Greek φυσιολογία (phusiología, “natural philosophy”), from φύσις (phúsis, “nature”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”); equivalent to Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis) + -ologia.

Descendants
  • Frenchphysiologie
  • Englishphysiologyfrom French physiologie
  • Czechfyziologiefrom French physiologie
  • Indonesianfisiologifrom French physiologie
  • Hungarianfiziológiafrom French physiologie
  • Latvianfizioloģijafrom French physiologie
  • Lithuanianfiziològijafrom French physiologie
  • Malayfisiologifrom French physiologie
  • Serbo-Croatianfiziològijafrom French physiologie
  • Turkishfizyolojifrom French physiologie

In English words that came into English from physiologia

  • physiologyphysiologia

Quick answers

What does physiologia mean in Latin?
physiologia, a noun, means “natural philosophy, natural science; physiology”.
What is the genitive of physiologia?
The genitive singular is physiologiae. physiologia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce physiologia?
In classical Latin, [pʰy.si.ɔˈɫɔ.ɡi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fi.s̬i.oˈlɔː.d͡ʒi.a].
Where does physiologia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- → Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti → Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) → Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) → Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) → Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis) → Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- → Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos → Proto-Hellenic *lógos → Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) → Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) → Ancient Greek -λογίᾱ (-logíā) → Latin physiologia.