Etymology

semiphenomenological

Today it means: Partially phenomenological Full definition →

English phenomenological ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  7. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  8. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  9. Ancient Greekφαινόμενον (phainómenon)
  10. Late Latinphaenomenon
  11. Englishphenomenon
  12. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  14. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  15. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  16. Englishphenomenology
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  19. Englishphenomenological
  20. English todaysemiphenomenological

From semi- + phenomenological.

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