Where does “панический” come from?
панический (Russian) comes 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, from Ancient Greek ὄψ — to speak, to sound out.
панический (Russian): panic; panicky
Definitions
- panic; panicky
Ancestry of “панический”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | паника | panic, scare |
| 2 | French | panique | panicked; panic; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Middle French | panique | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πανικός | pertaining to Pan |
| 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 |