Where does “Panslavonian” come from?
Panslavonian (English) comes from English Slavonian, from English Slavonia, from Medieval Latin Sclavonia, from Latin Sclavus, from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος, from Proto-Slavic slověninъ, from Proto-Slavic slovo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ślawas — to cover; to incline.
Panslavonian (English): Panslavic
Definitions
- Panslavic
Ancestry of “Panslavonian”, step by step
Panslavonian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Slavonian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Slavonian | A native or inhabitant of Slavonia; Of or... |
| 2 | English | Slavonia | In medieval times: Banate of Slavonia, covering northern parts of modern Croatia and north-western parts of modern Bosnia |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | Sclavonia | Slavonia |
| 4 | Latin | Sclavus | a Slav |
| 5 | Byzantine Greek | Σκλάβος | Slav |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | slověninъ | Slav |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | slovo | word |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ślawas | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via English PAN
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | PAN | Acronym of primary account number; Acronym of... |
| 2 | English | pantograph | A mechanical linkage based on parallelograms... |
| 3 | French | pantographe | pantograph |
| 4 | French | -graphe | -graph; -grapher |
| 5 | Latin | -graphus | graph |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -γράφος | writer, painter |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |