Where does “panning” come from?
Panning derives from English pan, which comes from English pansexual, itself from English pan-, a prefix ultimately tracing to Latin pinna meaning feather or wing.
panning (English): The act of one who pans, as for gold; Material...
Definitions
- The act of one who pans, as for gold; Material...
Ancestry of “panning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pan | A wide, flat receptacle used around the house,... |
| 2 | Middle English | panne | A pan, skillet, tin, or cookpot; any metal... |
| 3 | Old English | panne | pan, frying pan |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | pannā | pan |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | pannǭ | pan |
| 6 | Latin | panna | broad cooking vessel; frying pan; pan |
| 7 | Latin | patīna | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πατάνη | kind of flat dish |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pet-ano | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pete- | to spread, stretch out |
| 11 | Proto-Finnic | ete- | — |
| 12 | Serbo-Croatian | tẹ́ | — |
| 13 | Proto-Slavic | ta | inflection of *tъ:
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Words derived from “panning”