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

  1. panacea, cure-all

Ancestry of “панацея”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpanacéepanacea, cure-all
2LatinpanacēaA particular kind of plant, believed to cure all diseases
3Ancient Greekπανάκειαpanacea, universal remedy; Hercules' woundwort;...
4Ancient Greekπανακήςall-healing
5Ancient Greekπᾶνneuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter...
6Ancient Greekὀπτικόςof or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,...
7Ancient Greekὄψιςview
8Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
9Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷsEvery word from Ancient Greek ὄψ