Etymology

Pan-American

Today it means: Covering or representing all of the Americas (both North America and South America), particularly with respect to events involving representatives of most or all countries in the Americas. Full definition →

English American ← New Latin America ← Italian Amerigo
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Pan-American · adjective, proper noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ph₂énts?
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pánts
  4. Ancient Greekπᾶς (pâs)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰν- (păn-)
  6. Englishpan-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₃emh₃-
  8. Proto-Germanic*amalą
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₃rḗǵs
  11. Proto-Celtic*rīxs
  12. Proto-Germanic*rīks
  13. Proto-Germanic*Amalarīks
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóymos
  16. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*tḱéytibf.
  18. Proto-Indo-European*tḱey-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*tḱóymos
  20. Proto-Germanic*haimaz
  21. Proto-Germanic*rīks
  22. Proto-Germanic*Haimarīksder.?
  23. ItalianAmerigo
  24. New LatinAmerica
  25. EnglishAmerica
  26. EnglishAmerican
  27. English todayPan-American

From pan- + American.

pan-American · adjective2

From pan- + American.

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