Etymology

isophenomenal

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Today it means: Serving to indicate areas having equal amounts of any atmospheric phenomenon. Full definition →

English phenomenal ← French phénoména ← Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  2. Englishiso-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  5. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  6. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  7. Ancient Greekφαινόμενον (phainómenon)
  8. Late Latinphaenomenon
  9. Englishphenomenon
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Ancient Greekφαινόμενον (phainómenon)
  13. Frenchphénomène
  14. Frenchphénoména
  15. Englishphenomenal
  16. English todayisophenomenal

From iso- + phenomenal.

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