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Partly borrowed from Ancient Greek φυσικός (phusikós, natural philosopher)[1] and partly from Russian фи́зик (fízik, physicist). Compare Old Armenian փիւսիկեան (pʻiwsikean), and for similar formations see Armenian քիմիկոս (kʻimikos), մաթեմատիկոս (matʻematikos), ակադեմիկոս (akademikos), Georgian ფიზიკოსი (piziḳosi).

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ֆիզիկոս (fizikos) (Eastern Armenian)

  1. physicist
    Synonym: (Western Armenian) բնագետ (bnaget)

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  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “փիւսիկեան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 506a