Where does “паникёрство” come from?

паникёрство (Russian) comes from Russian паникёр, from Russian паника, from French panique, from Middle French panique, from Ancient Greek πανικός, from Ancient Greek πᾶν, from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός, from Ancient Greek ὄψις — to speak, to sound out.

паникёрство (Russian): alarmism production of needless alarms

Definitions

  1. alarmism production of needless alarms

Ancestry of “паникёрство”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпаникёрalarmist one who causes others to become alarmed without cause
2Russianпаникаpanic, scare
3Frenchpaniquepanicked; panic; first-person singular present...
4Middle Frenchpanique
5Ancient Greekπανικόςpertaining to Pan
6Ancient Greekπᾶνneuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter...
7Ancient Greekὀπτικόςof or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,...
8Ancient Greekὄψιςview
9Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
10Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷsEvery word from Ancient Greek ὄψ