Etymology

pancratium

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Today it means: Synonym of pankration. Full definition →

Latin pancratium ← Ancient Greek παγκράτιον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαγκράτιον“a complete contest”
  2. Latin · borrowed frompancratium
  3. English todaypancratium

From Latin pancratium, from Ancient Greek παγκράτιον (pankrátion, “a complete contest”). Doublet of pankration.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπαγκράτιον all →

Pankratzpankration

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