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Etymology of the English word phenotype

the English word phenotype
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 tupos, τύπος (type; a die (as struck); a stamp or scar; by analogy, a shape; a statue, style or resemblance; specially, a sampler ('type'); a model (for imitation) or instance (for warning))
derived from the Greek word tuptein, τύπτω

Derivations in English

phenetic, phenocopy

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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