Where does “pan-Scandinavian” come from?
pan-Scandinavian (English) comes from English PAN, from English pantograph, from French pantographe, from French -graphe, from Latin -graphus, from Ancient Greek -γράφος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
pan-Scandinavian (English): Found throughout, or relating to the whole of,...
Definitions
- Found throughout, or relating to the whole of,...
Ancestry of “pan-Scandinavian”, step by step
pan-Scandinavian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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... |
via English Scandinavian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Scandinavian | Someone from Scandinavia; Of Scandinavia; Of the... |
| 2 | English | scandinavia | — |
| 3 | Latin | Scandināvia | a large and fertile island in Northern Europe, perhaps Zealand or Scania |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *Skadinawjō | Scania |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |