phenomenology
/fəˈnɒməˌnɒlɒˌɡi/fuh-NO-muh-no-lo-gee
/fəˈnɑməˌnɑlɑˌɡi/fuh-NAH-muh-nah-lah-gee
Meaningthe study of what appears
Common meaning: the study of experience as it presents itself
- phento bring to light, showLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 853 · scan
- omenthing that shows itself
- loga word, saying; reckoning, reasonLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 476 · scan
- ynoun ending: study, state or act
‘to bring to light, show’ + ‘a word, saying’ → phenomenology
Journey through time
- phen — Greek φαίνω “to bring to light, show” (path traced)
- log — Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) “a word, saying; reckoning, reason” (path traced)
Parts join in Latin as phenomenon.
- Greekφαίνω + λόγος (lógos)‘to bring to light, show + a word, saying’
- Latinphenomenon
- Englishphenomenology‘the study of experience as it presents itself’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek φαίνω ‘to bring to light, show’ + Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ‘a word, saying; reckoning, reason’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry φαίνω, p. 853 · dictionary scan
Roots
- λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek “a word, saying; reckoning, reason”
- φαίνω Greek “to bring to light, show”
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