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Where does “panikartig” come from?

panikartig (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.

panikartig (German): panicky, in a panicked way

Definitions

  1. panicky, in a panicked way

Ancestry of “panikartig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPanikpanic
2Frenchpaniquepanicked; panic; first-person singular present...
3Middle Frenchpanique—
4Ancient Greekπανικόςpertaining to Pan
5Ancient Greekπᾶνneuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter...
6Ancient Greekὀπτικόςof or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,...
7Ancient Greekὄψιςview
8Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
9Proto-Hellenicwókʷs—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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