Etymology

unphenomenal

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Today it means: Not phenomenal. Full definition →

English phenomenal ← French phénoména ← Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  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 todayunphenomenal

From un- + phenomenal.

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