Where does “panacea” come from?
Panacea comes from Latin panacea, from Ancient Greek πανάκεια, derived from the adjective πανακής meaning all-healing, formed from πᾶν and πᾶς meaning all.
panacea (English): A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong...
Definitions
- A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong...
Ancestry of “panacea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | panacea | A particular kind of plant, believed to cure all... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πανάκεια | panacea, universal remedy; Hercules' woundwort;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πανακής | all-healing |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πᾶν | neuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀπτικός | of or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
Words derived from “panacea”