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- Ancient Greek · derived fromὅρᾱμᾰ“view”
- English todaypanorama
From pan- (“all”) + Ancient Greek ὅρᾱμᾰ (hórāmă, “view”). Coined by Robert Barker (painter) in 1792.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An unbroken view of an entire surrounding area. Full definition →
From pan- (“all”) + Ancient Greek ὅρᾱμᾰ (hórāmă, “view”). Coined by Robert Barker (painter) in 1792.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.