English
superphenomenon
Superphenomenon comes from Ancient Greek φαίνω ‘to cause to appear’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine, glow light’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to shine, glow light’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰh₂nyétireconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰáňňō‘to appear’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφαίνωphaínō‘to cause to appear’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφαινόμενονphainómenon
- Late Latinmodernphaenomenon
- English1500–presentphenomenon
- Englishtodaysuperphenomenon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to shine, glow light’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰh₂nyétireconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰáňňō‘to appear’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφαίνωphaínō‘to cause to appear’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφαινόμενονphainómenon
- Late Latinmodernphaenomenon
- English1500–presentphenomenon
- Englishtodaysuperphenomenon
A compound of super- + phenomenon
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine, glow light’
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Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō ‘to appear’
Ancient Greek φαίνω ‘I show’
Ancient Greek φαινόμενον ‘thing appearing to view’
Late Latin phaenomenon ‘appearance’
English phenomenon
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine, glow light’
focus, phone, professor, famous, fuel, favor, favourite, ban, ben, fate, fame, fatal, bee, fairy, fabulous, profession, infant, photographer, abandon, confession, beck, confess, beacon, symphony, eff, fab, boon, fay, bane, fable, banish, buoy, nefarious, prophetic, foyer, profess, banal, infamy, bene, beek, 116 more
through Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō ‘to appear’
through Ancient Greek φαίνω ‘to cause to appear’
fantasy, fancy, emphasis, phantom, epiphany, fantasia, tryptophan, phantasm, phenol, 41 more
through Ancient Greek φαινόμενον
phenomenology, phenomenally, 13 more
through English phenomenon
Today it means
noun A phenomenon that exceeds normal phenomenal qualities, standards, etc.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- / superphenomenon