παν-

See also: παν, Πάν, πᾶν, πάν-, and Appendix:Variations of "pan"

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

πᾰμ- (pam-) – before labials μ, π, β, φ, ψ
πᾰγ- (pag-) – before velars κ, γ, χ, ξ

Combining form

παν- • (pan-)

combining form of πᾶς (pâs, “all, every”)

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms prefixed with παν-

Greek

Alternative forms

πάν- (pán-)
παγ- (pag-)
παμ- (pam-)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παν- (pan-).

Prefix

παν- • (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

Greek terms prefixed with παν-

Further reading

παν- - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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