Where does “pancreatic” come from?
pancreatic (Romanian) comes from French pancréatique, from French pancréas, from Latin pancreas, from Ancient Greek πάγκρεας, from Ancient Greek πᾶν, from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ — to speak, to sound out.
pancreatic (Romanian): pancreatic
Definitions
- pancreatic
Ancestry of “pancreatic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pancréatique | pancreatic |
| 2 | French | pancréas | the pancreas |
| 3 | Latin | pancreas | pancreas |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πάγκρεας | pancreas, sweetbread |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πᾶν | neuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀπτικός | of or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | voice |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |