English
aphantic
Aphantic comes from Ancient Greek φημῐ́ ‘speaking’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to speak, say’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéh₂ti‘to speak’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰā́mi‘to speak’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφημῐ́phásas φάς‘speaking’
- Englishtodayaphantic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to speak, say’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéh₂ti‘to speak’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰā́mi‘to speak’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφημῐ́phásas φάς‘speaking’
- Englishtodayaphantic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to speak, say’
phone, focus, professor, famous, fuel, ben, favor, favourite, fate, fame, ban, phase, fantasy, fancy, profession, fatal, bee, fairy, photographer, phenomenon, confession, emphasis, abandon, confess, beacon, beck, symphony, infant, boon, fay, foyer, phantom, bane, buoy, nefarious, profess, bene, banish, infamy, banal, 123 more
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti ‘to speak’
fabulous, eff, fab, fable, 17 more
through Proto-Hellenic *pʰā́mi ‘to speak’
Today it means
adj Of a rock sample: compact, crystalline and too fine-grained in texture for its constituents to be identifiable.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- / aphantic