Where does “Pangaean” come from?

Pangaean (English) comes from English ān, from Middle English ān, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

Pangaean (English): Of or relating to Pangaea

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Pangaea

Ancestry of “Pangaean”, step by step

Pangaean traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān—
2Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via English Pangaea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPangaea—
2GermanPangäa—
3Ancient Greekπᾰν-every; all, every
4Ancient Greekπᾶςall, every, each; whole
5Proto-Hellenic*pánts—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →