Added 9 October 2026
panacea
/ˌpænəˈsiːə/ noun
In Latin: panacēa Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about panacea at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia.
- Hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists.
Origin
From Latin panacēa, from Ancient Greek πανάκεια (panákeia), from πανακής (panakḗs, “all-healing”), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) (equivalent to English pan-) + ἄκος (ákos, “cure”).
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