Etymology

symphenomenon

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Today it means: A phenomenon resembling others shown by the same object. Full definition →

English phenomenon ← Late Latin phaenomenon ← Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*ksún
  5. Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
  6. Ancient Greekσῠν- (sŭn-)
  7. Ancient Greekσῠμ- (sŭm-)
  8. Englishsym-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  11. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  12. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  13. Ancient Greekφαινόμενον (phainómenon)
  14. Late Latinphaenomenon
  15. Englishphenomenon
  16. English todaysymphenomenon

From sym- + phenomenon.

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