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Where does “phanéro-” come from?

phanéro- (French) comes from Ancient Greek φανερός, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

Ancestry of “phanéro-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφανερόςvisible, manifest, evident, apparent; known,...
2Ancient GreekφαίνωI cause to appear, bring to light; I show,...
3English-typeimpressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used...
4Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
5Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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