πᾶς

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See also: πας

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested in Mycenean Greek as 𐀞𐀯 (pa-si). From an earlier *παντ-ς (*pant-s), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂-ent- (all) (whence Tocharian B po (all, every)),[1] apparently a derivative of *peh₂- (to herd, protect).

Pronunciation

 

Determiner

πᾶς (pâs) (feminine πᾶσᾰ, neuter πᾶν)

  1. (in the plural) all, every, each
  2. (in the singular) whole

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Descendants

  • Greek: παν n (pan, everything, Universe)
  • English: pan-, pant-, panto-, panta-

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πᾶς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1154-1155

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