Where does “panacēa” come from?
panacēa (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek πανάκεια, from Ancient Greek πανακής, 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.
panacēa (Latin): A particular kind of plant, believed to cure all diseases
Definitions
- A particular kind of plant, believed to cure all diseases
Ancestry of “panacēa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πανάκεια | panacea, universal remedy; Hercules' woundwort;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πανακής | all-healing |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πᾶν | neuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀπτικός | of or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | voice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |