Where does “Pam” come from?

Pam (English) comes from French pamphile, from Ancient Greek Πάμφιλος, from Ancient Greek πᾰν-, from Ancient Greek πᾶς, from Proto-Hellenic *pánts.

Pam (English): Nickname for

Definitions

  1. Nickname for

Ancestry of “Pam”, step by step

Pam traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French pamphile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpamphilejack of clubs
2Ancient GreekΠάμφιλοςPamphilus
3Ancient Greekπᾰν-every; all, every
4Ancient Greekπᾶςall, every, each; whole
5Proto-Hellenic*pánts—

via Spanish palmo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpalmospan; handspan; inch; inkling
2Latinpalmuspalm; palm, the Roman palm of about 7.4cm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₂m-palm of the hand

via English panorama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpanoramaAn unbroken view of an entire surrounding area; A...
2Ancient Greekὅρᾱμᾰvisible object; sight, spectacle

Words derived from “Pam”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *pánts →Every word from Ancient Greek πᾶς →Every word from Ancient Greek πᾰν- →