köken: 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”).
köken: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἀποφύω (apophúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek ἀπόφυσις (apóphusis)lbor. Polish apofiza Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀπόφυσις (apóphusis).