Where does “Panikmacherei” come from?
Panikmacherei (German) comes from German Panikmacher, from German 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.
Panikmacherei (German): scaremongering
Definitions
- scaremongering
Ancestry of “Panikmacherei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Panikmacher | panicmonger, scaremonger, fearmonger, alarmist male or of unspecified gender |
| 2 | German | Panik | panic |
| 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 |