Phenomenon etymology

English

English word phenomenon comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-s-ri-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh-

Etymology of phenomenon

Detailed word origin of phenomenon

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*bʰeh- Proto-Indo-European (ine) To speak, say
*bʰeh₂-s-ri- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
φαίνω Ancient Greek (grc)
φαινόμενον Ancient Greek (grc) That which appears
phaenomenon Late Latin (LL) That which appears
phenomenon English (en) (extension) A knowable thing or event (eg by inference, especially in science).. (metonymy) A kind or type of phenomenon (sense 1 or 2).. (philosophy, chiefly, Kantian, _, idealism) An experienced object whose constitution reflects the order and conceptual structure imposed upon it by the human mind (especially by the powers of perception and understanding).. A fact or event considered very [...]

Words with the same origin as phenomenon