παν-
Ancient Greek
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editCombining form
editπαν- • (pan-)
- Combining form of πᾶς (pâs, “all, every”)
Derived terms
editGreek
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editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek παν- (pan-).
Prefix
editπαν- • (pan-)
- (with noun) pan- (everything, everyone: including all members of a group or set)
- παν- (pan-) + Ευρώπη (Evrópi, “Europe”) → πανευρωπαϊκός (panevropaïkós, “Pan-European”)
- παν- (pan-) + θεός (theós, “god”) → πάνθεο (pántheo, “pantheon”)
- (with adjective) enhances the adjective
- παν- (pan-) + αρχαίος (archaíos, “old, ancient”) → πανάρχαιος (panárchaios, “very ancient”)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- παν-, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language