Where does “panspermic” come from?
panspermic (English) comes from English panspermy, from English PAN, from English pantograph, from French pantographe, from French -graphe, from Latin -graphus, from Ancient Greek -γράφος, from Ancient Greek γράφω — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
panspermic (English): Relating to panspermy or to panspermia
Definitions
- Relating to panspermy or to panspermia
Ancestry of “panspermic”, step by step
panspermic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English panspermy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | panspermy | The doctrine of the widespread distribution of... |
| 2 | English | PAN | Acronym of primary account number; Acronym of... |
| 3 | English | pantograph | A mechanical linkage based on parallelograms... |
| 4 | French | pantographe | pantograph |
| 5 | French | -graphe | -graph; -grapher |
| 6 | Latin | -graphus | graph |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -γράφος | writer, painter |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |