Where does “панацея” come from?
панацея (Ukrainian) comes from French panacée, from Latin panacēa, from Ancient Greek πανάκεια, from Ancient Greek πανακής, from Ancient Greek πᾶν, from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ — to speak, to sound out.
панацея (Ukrainian): panacea, cure-all
Definitions
- panacea, cure-all
Ancestry of “панацея”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | panacée | panacea, cure-all |
| 2 | Latin | panacēa | A particular kind of plant, believed to cure all diseases |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πανάκεια | panacea, universal remedy; Hercules' woundwort;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πανακής | all-healing |
| 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 |