Etymology

pandora

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Today it means: Any fish of the genus Pagellus. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Πανδώρᾱ (Pandṓrā) ← Proto-Hellenic *dṓron ← Proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ph₂énts?
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pánts
  4. Ancient Greekπᾶς (pâs)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰν- (păn-)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*deh₃-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dóh₃r̥
  8. Proto-Indo-European*déh₃rom
  9. Proto-Hellenic*dṓron
  10. Ancient Greekδῶρον (dôron)
  11. Ancient GreekΠανδώρᾱ (Pandṓrā)
  12. English todayPandora

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πανδώρᾱ (Pandṓrā, “all gifts”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.