Where does “паникёрша” come from?
паникёрша (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.
паникёрша (Russian): female alarmist one who causes others to become alarmed without cause
Definitions
- female alarmist one who causes others to become alarmed without cause
Ancestry of “паникёрша”, 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 |