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Where does “πᾶν” come from?

πᾶν (Ancient Greek) comes 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.

πᾶν (Ancient Greek): neuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter...

Definitions

  1. neuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter...

Ancestry of “πᾶν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀπτικόςof or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,...
2Ancient Greekὄψιςview
3Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
4Proto-Hellenicwókʷs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “πᾶν”

  • pancreas
  • Pantheon
  • pancreatitis
  • panacea
  • pantheon
  • panopticon
  • pancreatectomy
  • parrhesia
  • pancreatoduodenectomy
  • hepatopancreas
  • pantheonic
  • panacean
  • superpanopticon
  • pantheonization
  • peripancreatitis
  • pantheonize
  • splenopancreas
  • panthodic
  • pancreas
  • panacinus
  • panacea
  • Pantheon
  • panax
  • pansexual
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