Where does “Pankreas” come from?
Pankreas (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
Pankreas (German): pancreas
Definitions
- pancreas
Ancestry of “Pankreas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pancreas | pancreas |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πάγκρεας | pancreas, sweetbread |
| 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 |