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Where does “pantheon” come from?

Pantheon comes from Latin Panthēon, from Ancient Greek Πάνθειον, derived from the adjective πάνθειος meaning "of all gods," from πᾶν and πᾶς meaning "all."

pantheon (English): A temple dedicated to all the gods; All the gods...

Definitions

  1. A temple dedicated to all the gods; All the gods...

Ancestry of “pantheon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPantheon—
2LatinPantheon—
3Ancient GreekΠάνθειονa temple of all gods
4Ancient Greekπάνθειοςof or common to all gods
5Ancient GreekθεῖοςOf or from the gods or God, divine; Belonging or...
6Ancient GreekΘεόςGod
7Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
8Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “pantheon”

  • pantheonic
  • pantheonization
  • pantheonize
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