Where does “pans” come from?
pans (English) comes from English pan, from Middle English panne, from Old English panne, from Proto-West Germanic pannā, from Proto-Germanic pannǭ, from Latin panna, from Latin patīna, from Ancient Greek πατάνη — inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##...
pans (English): plural of pan; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of pan; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “pans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | A broad, shallow dish, a pan, stewpan |
| 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 | of you |
| 13 | Proto-Slavic | ta | inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##... |