apófisis
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin apophysis, from Ancient Greek ἀπόφυσις (apóphusis, “offshoot”), from ἀπό (apó, “off, from”) + φύσις (phúsis, “origin, birth”), from φύω (phúō, “to bring forth, to cause to grow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
apófisis f (plural apófisis)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “apófisis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014