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Where does “pancréatique” come from?

pancréatique (French) comes from French pancréas, from Latin pancreas, from Ancient Greek πάγκρεας, from Ancient Greek πᾶν, from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs — to speak, to sound out.

pancréatique (French): pancreatic

Definitions

  1. pancreatic

Ancestry of “pancréatique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpancréasthe pancreas
2Latinpancreas—
3Ancient Greekπάγκρεαςpancreas, sweetbread
4Ancient Greekπᾶνneuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter...
5Ancient Greekὀπτικόςof or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,...
6Ancient Greekὄψιςview
7Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
8Proto-Hellenicwókʷs—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “pancréatique”

  • pancréatiquement
  • hépatopancréatique
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