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