Where does “πανούκλα” come from?
πανούκλα (Greek) comes from Latin pānicula, from Latin pānus, from Ancient Greek πῆνος, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂n- — something woven; weave; tissue; fabric; cloth; to...
πανούκλα (Greek): plague; disease of pigs; troublesome woman
Definitions
- plague; disease of pigs; troublesome woman
Ancestry of “πανούκλα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pānicula | — |
| 2 | Latin | pānus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πῆνος | thread on the bobbin; web |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂n- | something woven; weave; tissue; fabric; cloth; to... |