pánico

/ˈpaniko/ · B1 · adj

panic

😱 Panic comes from Pan, the Greek god whose shout scared people into fleeing

Pánico comes from Greek panikós, meaning of Pan. The Greeks blamed the god Pan for sudden, groundless fear that hit travellers in lonely places. English panic has the same root, so pánico is the same word with a Spanish ending.

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