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English word phenomenon comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-s-ri-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh-
*bʰeh- (Proto-Indo-European)
To speak, say
*bʰeh₂-s-ri- (Proto-Indo-European)
φαίνω (Ancient Greek)
φαινόμενον (Ancient Greek)
That which appears
phaenomenon (Late Latin)
That which appears
phenomenon (English)
(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 [...]