epiphenomenon

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1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
4. Proto-Hellenic*epí
5. Ancient Greekἐπί (epí)
6. Ancient Greekἐπῐ- (epĭ-)
7. Englishepi-
8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
10. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
11. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
12. Ancient Greekφαινόμενον (phainómenon)
13. Late Latinphaenomenon
14. Englishphenomenon
15. English todayepiphenomenon

From epi- (prefix meaning ‘above, on, over; in addition to’) + phenomenon. Phenomenon is derived from Late Latin phaenomenon (“appearance”), from Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon, “thing that appears in one’s view; appearance; phenomenon”), a noun use of the neuter singular form of φαινόμενος (phainómenos), the present middle or passive participle of φαίνω (phaínō, “to cause to appear; to reveal, show, uncover; to expound”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to glow with light, to shine”).

Words from the same roots