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Where does “πανάρχαιος” come from?

πανάρχαιος (Greek) comes from Greek Πάν, 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.

πανάρχαιος (Greek): extremely old, very ancient

Definitions

  1. extremely old, very ancient

Ancestry of “πανάρχαιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekΠάν—
2Ancient Greekπᾶνneuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter...
3Ancient Greekὀπτικόςof or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,...
4Ancient Greekὄψιςview
5Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
6Proto-Hellenicwókʷs—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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