panique
See also: paniqué
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Middle French panique, a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πανικός (panikós), from Πάν (Pán). Pan, the Greek god of fields and woods, was believed to be the source of mysterious sounds that caused contagious, groundless fear in herds and crowds, or in people in lonely spots.
Adjective edit
panique (plural paniques)
- (archaic or literary) pertaining to the god Pan
- (literary) panicked
- (of fear) sudden, violent, and mostly baseless
- peur panique ― strong fear, terror
Noun edit
panique f (plural paniques)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “panique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “panique” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “panique” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
panique
- inflection of paniquer: