Where does “panopticon” come from?
Panopticon derives from Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân, "all") and Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs, "all"), combined to form a structure designed for total visibility.
panopticon (English): A type of prison where all the cells are visible...
Definitions
- A type of prison where all the cells are visible...
Ancestry of “panopticon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὀπτικός | of or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
Words derived from “panopticon”