Etymology

pangnosis

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Today it means: The capacity to know everything; omniscience. Full definition →

English gnosis ← Ancient Greek γνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs) ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tis
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The story

  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*ǵneh₃-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
  9. Ancient Greekγνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs)
  10. Englishgnosis
  11. English todaypangnosis

From pan- + gnosis.

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