Where does “pan” come from?

pan (Italian) comes 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.

pan (Italian): bread

Definitions

  1. bread

Ancestry of “pan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-