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.
Ancestry of “Pam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | pamphile | jack of clubs |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Πάμφιλος | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πᾰν- | every; all, every |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πᾶς | all, every, each; whole |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *pánts | — |