Where does “pan” come from?
pan (Occitan) comes from Latin Pān, 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 (Occitan): bread
Definitions
- bread
Ancestry of “pan”, step by step
pan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Pān
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Pān | Pan |
| 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 |