English
phane
Phane comes from Ancient Greek φαίνω ‘to shine’, from Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō ‘to appear’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to shine’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰh₂-n-yé-tireconstructedthematic yé-present of *bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰáňňō‘to appear’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφαίνωphaínō‘to shine’
- Englishtodayphane
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to shine’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰh₂-n-yé-tireconstructedthematic yé-present of *bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰáňňō‘to appear’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφαίνωphaínō‘to shine’
- Englishtodayphane
The story
Generalized from the suffix in cyclophane.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine’
focus, professor, famous, fuel, phone, ben, favor, favourite, fate, fame, ban, profession, photographer, fatal, bee, fairy, fabulous, confession, confess, abandon, beacon, infant, beck, symphony, boon, eff, fab, fay, fable, foyer, buoy, prophetic, profess, infamy, banish, nefarious, banal, bane, bene, prophesy, 115 more
through Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō ‘to appear’
through Ancient Greek φαίνω ‘to shine’
fantasy, fancy, phenomenon, emphasis, phantom, fantasia, phenomenology, epiphany, phenomenally, phenol, phenom, tryptophan, phantasm, 40 more
Today it means
noun Any of several substructures of a more complex molecule.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- / phane