Where does “PAN” come from?
Pan derives from the English prefix pan-, which comes from Latin pannus, ultimately tracing through Latin penna and pinna in alternating forms of uncertain origin.
PAN (English): A wide, flat receptacle used around the house,...
Definitions
- A wide, flat receptacle used around the house,...
Ancestry of “PAN”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | panne | A pan, skillet, tin, or cookpot; any metal... |
| 2 | Old English | panne | pan, frying pan |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | pannā | pan |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | pannǭ | pan |
| 5 | Latin | panna | broad cooking vessel; frying pan; pan |
| 6 | Latin | patīna | A broad, shallow dish, a pan, stewpan |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πατάνη | kind of flat dish |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pet-ano | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pete- | to spread, stretch out |
| 10 | Proto-Finnic | ete- | — |
| 11 | Serbo-Croatian | tẹ́ | of you |
| 12 | Proto-Slavic | ta | inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##... |