Where does “pan-Asianism” come from?
pan-Asianism (English) comes from English Pan-Asian, from English Pan-, from Ancient Greek πᾶν, from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
pan-Asianism (English): An ideology aimed at creating a political and economic unity among Asian peoples
Definitions
- An ideology aimed at creating a political and economic unity among Asian peoples
Ancestry of “pan-Asianism”, step by step
pan-Asianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Pan-Asian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pan-Asian | Covering or representing all of Asia, particularly with respect to events involving representatives of most or all Asian countries |
| 2 | English | Pan- | All |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πᾶν | neuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀπτικός | of or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | voice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |