Where does “paniikki” come from?
paniikki (Finnish) comes from Swedish panik, from French panique, from Middle French panique, from Ancient Greek πανικός, from Ancient Greek πᾶν, from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ — to speak, to sound out.
paniikki (Finnish): panic
Definitions
- panic
Ancestry of “paniikki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | panik | — |
| 2 | French | panique | panicked; panic; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Middle French | panique | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πανικός | pertaining to Pan |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πᾶν | neuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀπτικός | of or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | voice |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |