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
- alarmism production of needless alarms
Ancestry of “паникёрство”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | паникёр | alarmist one who causes others to become alarmed without cause |
| 2 | Russian | паника | panic, scare |
| 3 | French | panique | panicked; panic; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Middle French | panique | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πανικός | pertaining to Pan |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πᾶν | neuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀπτικός | of or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | voice |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |