English
Pan
Pan comes from Ancient Greek Πάν, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- ‘to protect, to ward’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peh₂-‘to protect, to ward’root as named
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠάνPán
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPān
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Pan
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peh₂-‘to protect, to ward’root as named
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠάνPán
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPān
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Pan
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- ‘to protect, to ward’
food, father, company, feed, pain, pope, foster, pattern, apparent, fur, pastor, penetration, companion, patriot, patron, fodder, perpetrator, papa, fad, forage, pasture, paternity, paternal, ayr, accompaniment, padre, perpetrate, père, patrimony, patrician, pater, compere, panini, pav, pantaloons, pannier, 60 more
Another origin of Pan
- Mandarinmodern潘
- EnglishtodayPan
Today it means
name Greek god of nature, often visualized as half goat and half man playing pipes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- / Pan