Etymology of the English word phenotype
the English word
phenotypederived 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,
phenocopyUsage
Word found in Modern English