Where does “pandemik” come from?
pandemik (Tok Pisin) comes from English pandemic, from Latin pandēmus, 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.
pandemik (Tok Pisin): pandemic
Definitions
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Ancestry of “pandemik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pandemic | Of a disease: epidemic over a wide geographical... |
| 2 | Latin | pandēmus | affecting all the people, public, general |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πᾶν | neuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀπτικός | of or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | voice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |