Etymology of the English word phase
the English word
phasederived from the New Latin word
phasesderived from the Greek word
phaseisderived from the Greek word
phasis, φάσις (speech; appearance; stage; a saying; report)
derived from the Late Greek word
phainein, φαίνω (to display; to show)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bha-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhā-derived from the Greek word
phainomai, ϕαίνομαι
Derivations in English
anaphase,
diphase,
diplophase,
haplophase,
interphase,
metaphase,
multiphase,
phasor,
polyphase,
prophase,
telophase,
biphasic,
phaseout,
phasedown,
phasitronCognates
Dutch
fase, French
phase, German
Phase, Italian
fase, Lithuanian
faze, Norwegian
fase, Russian
фазa, Swedish
fasUsage
Word found in Modern English
