English
pankration
Pankration comes from Ancient Greek παγκράτιον ‘all powers’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kret- ‘strength’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kret-‘strength’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*krét-osreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκράτος‘strength, power’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαγκρατής‘all powerful’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαγκράτιονpankrátion‘all powers’
- Englishtodaypankration
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kret-‘strength’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*krét-osreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκράτος‘strength, power’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαγκρατής‘all powerful’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαγκράτιονpankrátion‘all powers’
- Englishtodaypankration
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kret- ‘strength’
through Proto-Indo-European *krét-os
bureaucracy, bureaucratic, bureaucrat, 33 more
through Ancient Greek κράτος ‘strength, power’
Today it means
noun An Ancient Greek martial art combining aspects of boxing and wrestling, introduced in the Greek Olympic games in 648 BC.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kret- / pankration