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Where does “πανοῦργος” come from?

πανοῦργος (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.

πανοῦργος (Ancient Greek): knavish, roguish, villainous, treacherous, sly

Definitions

  1. knavish, roguish, villainous, treacherous, sly

Ancestry of “πανοῦργος”, step by step

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-Hellenicwókʷs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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