Etymology

pankration

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Today it means: An Ancient Greek martial art combining aspects of boxing and wrestling, introduced in the Greek Olympic games in 648 BC. Full definition →

Ancient Greek παγκράτιον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαγκράτιον“all powers”
  2. English todaypankration

From Ancient Greek παγκράτιον (pankrátion, “all powers”). Doublet of pancratium.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπαγκράτιον all →

Pankratzpancratium

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