Etymology

extraphenomenal

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Today it means: Beyond or outside of phenomena. Full definition →

English phenomenal ← French phénoména ← Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰsteros
  4. Proto-Italic*eksteros
  5. Latinexter
  6. Latinextrā
  7. Englishextra-
  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. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Ancient Greekφαινόμενον (phainómenon)
  18. Frenchphénomène
  19. Frenchphénoména
  20. Englishphenomenal
  21. English todayextraphenomenal

From extra- + phenomenal.

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