Where does “Torschlusspanik” come from?
Torschlusspanik (English) comes from German Torschlusspanik, from German Panik, from French panique, from Middle French panique, from Ancient Greek πανικός, from Ancient Greek πᾶν, from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός, from Ancient Greek ὄψις — to speak, to sound out.
Torschlusspanik (English): The fear that time is running out to act, often...
Definitions
- The fear that time is running out to act, often...
Ancestry of “Torschlusspanik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Torschlusspanik | eleventh hour panic the fear that time to act is running out |
| 2 | German | Panik | panic |
| 3 | French | panique | panicked; panic; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Middle French | panique | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πανικός | pertaining to Pan |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πᾶν | neuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀπτικός | of or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | voice |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |