Etymology

subphenomenon

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Today it means: A phenomenon which forms part of a larger phenomenon. Full definition →

English phenomenon ← Late Latin phaenomenon ← Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  9. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  10. Ancient Greekφαινόμενον (phainómenon)
  11. Late Latinphaenomenon
  12. Englishphenomenon
  13. English todaysubphenomenon

From sub- + phenomenon.

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