Where does “-phane” come from?

-phane (English) comes from Ancient Greek -φανής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

-phane (English): Appearing; visible; seeming

Definitions

  1. Appearing; visible; seeming

Ancestry of “-phane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-φανήςseeming, appearing
2Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
4Proto-Indo-European-ess—
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “-phane”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Ancient Greek -ής →Every word from Ancient Greek -φανής →