Where does “pan-pan” come from?
pan-pan (Translingual) comes from English pan-pan, from French panne, from Old French panne, from Latin panna, from Latin patīna, from Ancient Greek πατάνη, from Proto-Indo-European pet-ano, from Proto-Indo-European pete- — inflection of *tъ:
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pan-pan (Translingual): minor emergency requiring some assistance, not...
Definitions
- minor emergency requiring some assistance, not...
Ancestry of “pan-pan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pan-pan | A minor emergency requiring some assistance or... |
| 2 | French | panne | plush velvet; breakdown; purlin |
| 3 | Old French | panne | a fur lining; a warp resulting from such a... |
| 4 | Latin | panna | broad cooking vessel; frying pan; pan |
| 5 | Latin | patīna | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πατάνη | kind of flat dish |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pet-ano | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pete- | to spread, stretch out |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | ete- | — |
| 10 | Serbo-Croatian | tẹ́ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | ta | inflection of *tъ:
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