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