Where does “πάγκρεας” come from?

πάγκρεας (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πᾶν, from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

πάγκρεας (Ancient Greek): pancreas, sweetbread

Definitions

  1. pancreas, sweetbread

Ancestry of “πάγκρεας”, step by step

πάγκρεας traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πᾶν

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπᾶνneuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter...
2Ancient Greekὀπτικόςof or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,...
3Ancient Greekὄψιςview
4Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
5Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Ancient Greek κρέας

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκρέαςflesh, meat; carcass, body
2Proto-Hellenickréwas
3Proto-Indo-Europeankréwh₂sblood
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

via Ancient Greek κρέᾰς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκρέᾰςflesh, meat

Words derived from “πάγκρεας

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷsEvery word from Ancient Greek ὄψ
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