Etymology

Pancras

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Today it means: One of two Christian saints, Pancras of Taormina and Pancras of Rome Full definition →

Middle English Pancrace ← Latin Pancratius ← Ancient Greek Παγκράτιος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΠαγκράτιος
  2. Latin · borrowed fromPancratius
  3. Middle English · inherited fromPancrace
  4. English todayPancras

Inherited from Middle English Pancrace, borrowed from Latin Pancratius, from Ancient Greek Παγκράτιος (Pankrátios), a name derived from παγκρατής (pankratḗs, “all-powerful, almighty”).

Words from the same roots

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