Where does “-phanous” come from?

-phanous (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;...

-phanous (English): Forms adjectives describing a material's appearance or the conditions under which this appearance changes

Definitions

  1. Forms adjectives describing a material's appearance or the conditions under which this appearance changes

Ancestry of “-phanous”, 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 “-phanous”

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