Where does “pancreas” come from?
pancreas (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek πάγκρεας, 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.
pancreas (Latin): pancreas
Definitions
- pancreas
Ancestry of “pancreas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πάγκρεας | pancreas, sweetbread |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πᾶν | neuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀπτικός | of or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | voice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
Words derived from “pancreas”
- pancreas
- pancreatitis
- pancreatoduodenectomy
- hepatopancreas
- peripancreatitis
- pàncrees
- pancréas
- Pankreas
- paincréas
- pancreas
- pâncreas
- pancreàtic
- pancréatique
- splenopancreas
- Pankreasfunktion
- pancosphere
- بنكرياس
- hépatopancréatique
- pancréatiquement
- pancreatic
- hepatopancreatitis
- hepatopancreatoduodenectomy
- pancreatitic
- postpancreatoduodenectomy