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Where does “pansexual” come from?

pansexual (Spanish) comes from Spanish pan-, from Ancient Greek πᾶν, from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

pansexual (Spanish): pansexual

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  1. pansexual

Ancestry of “pansexual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpan-pan-
2Ancient Greekπᾶνneuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter...
3Ancient Greekὀπτικόςof or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,...
4Ancient Greekὄψιςview
5Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
6Proto-Hellenicwókʷs—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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