Where does “paniikkitunnelma” come from?
paniikkitunnelma (Finnish) comes from Finnish paniikki, 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 — to speak, to sound out.
paniikkitunnelma (Finnish): atmosphere of panic
Definitions
- atmosphere of panic
Ancestry of “paniikkitunnelma”, step by step
paniikkitunnelma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish paniikki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paniikki | panic |
| 2 | Swedish | panik | — |
| 3 | French | panique | panicked; panic; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Middle French | panique | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πανικός | pertaining to Pan |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πᾶν | neuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀπτικός | of or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | voice |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |