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gignomenon
Gignomenon comes from Ancient Greek γιγνόμενον ‘thing which is becoming’, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵíǵn̥h₁eti ‘to engender’, and ultimately from *ǵenh₁- ‘to beget’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to beget’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵíǵn̥h₁eti‘to engender’reconstructedreduplicated present stem of *ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gígnomaireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγίγνομαιgígnomai‘I become’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγιγνόμενονgignómenon‘thing which is becoming’neuter present middle participle of γίγνομαι
- Englishearliest quotation 1916gignomenon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to beget’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵíǵn̥h₁eti‘to engender’reconstructedreduplicated present stem of *ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gígnomaireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγίγνομαιgígnomai‘I become’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγιγνόμενονgignómenon‘thing which is becoming’neuter present middle participle of γίγνομαι
- Englishearliest quotation 1916gignomenon
Earliest quotation: 1916, L. R. Geissler, T. Ziehen: “In his epistemological "reduction" or classification of the gignomena…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to beget’
kind, general, king, nature, german, nation, native, generation, gender, pregnant, genuine, engineer, gene, oxygen, gentle, genre, ken, hydrogen, naive, indigenous, kin, genocide, genus, innate, noel, natal, nee, germ, nativity, nada, naïve, janata, genitalia, nascent, gentile, puny, gens, glycogen, genial, jaunty, 110 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵíǵn̥h₁eti ‘to engender’
engine, genius, genital, ingenious, 10 more
through Ancient Greek γίγνομαι ‘I become’
Today it means
noun "Becoming," as opposed to "Being"; a phenomenon considered as occurrence rather than appearance.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- / gignomenon