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Where does “phenology” come from?

Phenology derives from English phenomenon via Late Latin phaenomenon and Ancient Greek φαινόμενον, from the verb φαίνω meaning "to show or appear," ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root bʰeh₂-.

phenology (English): The study of the effect of climate on periodic...

Definitions

  1. The study of the effect of climate on periodic...

Ancestry of “phenology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ologyAlternative form of -logy; 1843, Thomas Chandler...
2English‐o‐—
3English-prim—
4EnglishtrimethoprimA synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and...
5EnglishtrimethoxyThree methoxy groups in a molecule
6EnglishmethoxyThe univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol
7Englishoxy-Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning...
8EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
9Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
10Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
11Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
12Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “phenology”

  • phenological
  • phenologically
  • phenologist
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