Ancient Greek word root · Sight & Light

phan-: showing, appearing

phan- is an Ancient Greek root meaning “showing, appearing”. Learn its variants and explore 3 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: showing, appearing

Root forms: phan-, phen-, phant-

Source word: φαίνω — to cause to appear; to bring to light; to show; to uncover; to reveal

Word family and examples

• emphasis

  special importance or prominence given to something

• phenomenon

  a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen

• euphemism

  a mild word substituted for one considered too harsh

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