Where does “pancreas” come from?
Pancreas comes from Latin pancreas, from Ancient Greek πάγκρεας, combining κρέας meaning flesh with a root from Proto-Indo-European peh₂-.
pancreas (English): A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid...
Definitions
- A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid...
Ancestry of “pancreas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pancreas | pancreas |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πάγκρεας | pancreas, sweetbread |
| 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 |