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Where does “pancratium” come from?

pancratium (English) comes from Latin pancratium, from Ancient Greek παγκράτιον, from Ancient Greek παγκρατής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

pancratium (English): An ancient athletic contest involving both boxing...

Definitions

  1. An ancient athletic contest involving both boxing...

Ancestry of “pancratium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpancratiumA gymnastic contest, which is a blend of...
2Ancient Greekπαγκράτιονpankration, a complete contest, an exercise of...
3Ancient Greekπαγκρατήςall-powerful, almighty; all powerful
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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