panoptic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-énts

Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts?

Proto-Hellenic *pánts

Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs)der.

Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-)bor.

English pan-

English optic

English panoptic

From pan- + optic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pænˈɒptɪk/

Adjective

panoptic (not comparable)

1. All-seeing; comprehensive, inclusive.
   • 2006, Karen Armstrong, The Great Transformation, Atlantic Books, published 2007, page 340:

     Divested of egotistic obsession, an ordinary human being could achieve the panoptic vision of a sage.

Derived terms

• panopticism

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French panoptique or German Panoptikum.

Noun

panoptic n (plural panoptice)

1. panopticon

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	panoptic	panopticul	panoptice	panopticele
genitive-dative	panoptic	panopticului	panoptice	panopticelor
vocative	panopticule		panopticelor