English
panorama
Panorama comes from Ancient Greek ὅρᾱμᾰ ‘view’, from ὁράω ‘to see’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to watch, guard’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wer-‘to watch, guard’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὁράω‘to see’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὅρᾱμᾰhórāmă‘view’
- Englishearliest quotation 1963panorama
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wer-‘to watch, guard’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὁράω‘to see’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὅρᾱμᾰhórāmă‘view’
- Englishearliest quotation 1963panorama
Earliest quotation: 1963, Margery Allingham, Foreword: “He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London…”
Formed from pan ‘all’
Proto-Germanic *pannǭ
Proto-West Germanic *pannā
Old English panne ‘pan’
Middle English panne ‘pan’
English pan
The story
Coined by Robert Barker (painter) in 1792.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to watch, guard’
wear, guard, ward, regard, con, garage, warn, beware, garrison, verge, optic, ware, worm, weir, reverence, revere, vermin, wry, vermilion, prosaic, milliner, guaranty, varmint, vermicelli, vermeil, vermiculite, 68 more
through Ancient Greek ὁράω ‘to see’
Today it means
noun An unbroken view of an entire surrounding area.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wer- / panorama