pan-

prefix

All.

“panneural”

Similar
al-all-omni-
OriginAncient Greek πᾰν- (păn-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pánts ← Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts? →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. All.

    panneural

    3 more examples

    panenteroviral

    Panhellenic

    panphilia

    1. Every member of a countable set.

      panplegia

      2 more examples

      pancarditis

      panophthalmitis

    2. Most, nearly all, effectively all in quantity.

      panbacterial

      2 more examples

      panallergenic

      panhypopituitarism

    3. Encompassing, including all, or involving all.

      pangender

      2 more examples

      pancaspase

      panlingual

    4. Entire, whole; the entirety of the root object or category.

      pangenomic

      2 more examples

      pancolonoscopy

      pangastritis

    5. Universal, everything, all that can be imagined.

      panphobia

      2 more examples

      pangeometry

      theopanism

    6. Unification of a social group; the political movement to unify said group.

      pan-Indianism

      2 more examples

      Pan-Africanism

      pan-nationalism

    7. Spanning the entirety of a set which may not be countable; its members may not be clearly distinguished from each other.

      pan-Covid

      2 more examples

      pancontinental

      pancultural

    8. Throughout an area indicated by the root.

      panarctic

      2 more examples

      pancolitis

      panfandom

    9. Representing or covering a given social group.

      Pan-Asian

      2 more examples

      pan-Palestinian

      Pan-Anglican

    10. Ubiquitous, widespread. The root indicates what is widespread rather than the area in which it is widespread.

      panallergen

      1 more example

      pannecrosis

  2. Pansexual or pansexuality.

    panphobia

    1 more example

    pancurious

Synonyms & antonyms

all

Similar
al-all-omni-
Also see
all-omni-

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ph₂énts?
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pánts
  4. Ancient Greekπᾶς (pâs)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰν- (păn-)
  6. Englishpan-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-), combining form of πᾶς (pâs, “all, every”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 泛
  • 泛 (fàn)a combining form meaning "all"
Danish pan-, al-
  • pan-a combining form meaning "all"
  • al-a combining form meaning "all"
  • fælles-a combining form meaning "all"
Dutch pan-, al-
  • pan-a combining form meaning "all"
  • al-a combining form meaning "all"
Finnish yleis-, pan-
  • yleis-a combining form meaning "all"
  • pan-a combining form meaning "all"
German pan-
  • pan-a combining form meaning "all"
Greek παν-
  • παν- (pan-)a combining form meaning "all"
Hindi सर्व
  • सर्व (sarv)a combining form meaning "all"
Hungarian pán-
  • pán-a combining form meaning "all"
Irish pan-
  • pan-a combining form meaning "all"
Italian pan-
  • pan-a combining form meaning "all"
Japanese 汎
  • 汎 (han-)a combining form meaning "all"
Korean 범-
  • 범- (beom-)a combining form meaning "all"
Malay pan-
  • pan-a combining form meaning "all"
Norwegian Bokmål pan-
  • pan-a combining form meaning "all"
Portuguese pan-
  • pan-a combining form meaning "all"
Russian пан-, все-
  • пан- (pan-)a combining form meaning "all"
  • все- (vse-)a combining form meaning "all"
  • обще- (obšče-)a combining form meaning "all"
Spanish pan-
  • pan-a combining form meaning "all"
Cite this entry
APA

pan-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pan-

MLA

“pan-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pan-. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pan-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pan-.

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