The phrase "root of the phenomenon" is correct and usable in written English.
It refers to the underlying cause or origin of a particular phenomenon or occurrence. Example: The scientists were determined to find the root of the phenomenon of the mysterious lights in the sky, and after months of research, they finally discovered that it was caused by a rare combination of atmospheric conditions and electromagnetic activity.
Mar and Zhang (2011) point out the root of the phenomenon "Universities in China basically follow a teacher-fronted or manager-fronted institutional system in which students learn and lead a campus life while confined to it.
It should formulate strategies that would take into account insights into the relative importance of economic poverty at the household and community levels and social-cultural factors that lie at the root of the phenomenon.
Comparison of cell invasiveness mechanisms in lineages as diverse as plants and metazoans should provide hints towards reconstruction of a potential set of ancestral mechanisms and pathways that may have been at the root of the phenomenon of eukaryotic cell invasiveness.
Because the term fundamentalism is Christian in origin, because it carries negative connotations, and because its use in an Islamic context emphasizes the religious roots of the phenomenon while neglecting the nationalistic and social grievances that underlie it, many scholars prefer to call Islamic fundamentalists "Islamists" and to speak of "Islamist movements" instead of Islamic fundamentalism.
But we should be aware of the deep roots of the phenomenon.
Some authors have argued that the roots of the phenomenon are in the changing features of the profession that make it no longer as attractive to men [ 2, 3] or in female students' greater (easier) access to medical training [ 3].
This month she outlined her mission: "The European Union is finally ready to take its own responsibilities: saving lives, welcoming refugees, addressing the root causes of the phenomenon, dismantling criminal organisations".
"The EU is finally ready to take its own responsibility: saving lives, welcoming refugees, addressing the root cause of the phenomenon, dismantling criminal organizations".
It is the openness of the cell to its environment that is at the root of the instability phenomenon.
I want to raise more distantiated sociological questions: what are the roots of this phenomenon?
However, no study has been yet carried out to explain the roots of this phenomenon and to devise necessary conditions for its occurrence.
