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Where does “Pantheon” come from?

Pantheon comes from Latin Pantheon, from Ancient Greek Πάνθειον, derived from the adjective πάνθειος meaning "of all gods," itself formed from πᾶν and πᾶς meaning "all."

Ancestry of “Pantheon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPantheon—
2Ancient GreekΠάνθειονa temple of all gods
3Ancient Greekπάνθειοςof or common to all gods
4Ancient GreekθεῖοςOf or from the gods or God, divine; Belonging or...
5Ancient GreekΘεόςGod
6Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
7Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “Pantheon”

  • pantheon
  • pantheonic
  • pantheonization
  • pantheonize
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