“Panic” has a god in its name.
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THE STORY BEHIND A WORD: “Panic” has a god in its name.. “Panic” means overwhelming fear. Its name connects to Pan, a god in Greek mythology. People believed he could suddenly frighten crowds or herds.
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WHERE THE NAME CAME FROM: The source of “panic”. Greek “panikos” meant “of Pan”. It described the sudden fear people associated with the god. The word reached English through French.
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HOW THE MEANING CHANGED: A god’s name became a word for fear.. English first used the word in phrases such as “panic fear”. Later, “panic” could name the fear itself—not just describe it. Try five words in the free daily game at lexifour.com.