pan

every, all

Spelled pan · pan 'all, every'

Greek pan, all: a panorama shows the whole view, a pandemic reaches all people, and a pantheon gathers all gods.

Words built from it

pandemic — a disease outbreak affecting a whole region or world
pan- (all) + dem (people)
panorama — a wide, unbroken view of an area
pan- (all) + horama (view)
pandemonium — wild uproar and disorder
pan- (all) + daimon (demon, spirit)
pantheon — a group of especially celebrated people
pan- (all) + theos (god)
panacea — a solution or remedy for all problems
pan- (all) + akos (cure)
panoply — an impressive, complete collection or array
pan- (all) + hopla (arms, equipment)
panegyric — a formal speech of praise
pan- (all) + agyris (assembly)

panic — named for the Greek god Pan, said to cause sudden fear in travelers and herds; unrelated to Greek pan- 'all'.
expansion — from Latin expandere 'spread out,' not Greek pan 'all'