Where does “pandemie” come from?
pandemie (Dutch) comes from Latin pandēmus, 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.
pandemie (Dutch): pandemic
Definitions
- pandemic
Ancestry of “pandemie”, step by step
pandemie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin pandēmus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pandēmus | affecting all the people, public, general |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πᾶν | neuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀπτικός | of or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | voice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
via Late Latin pandemus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | pandemus | affecting all the people, general, public;... |