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Where does “πανάκεια” come from?

πανάκεια (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πανακής, 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.

πανάκεια (Ancient Greek): panacea, universal remedy; Hercules' woundwort;...

Definitions

  1. panacea, universal remedy; Hercules' woundwort;...

Ancestry of “πανάκεια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπανακήςall-healing
2Ancient Greekπᾶνneuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter...
3Ancient Greekὀπτικόςof or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,...
4Ancient Greekὄψιςview
5Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
6Proto-Hellenicwókʷs—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “πανάκεια”

  • panacea
  • panacean
  • panacea
  • panacinus
  • panacea
  • panacea
  • panacee
  • panacée
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