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Where does the word "panorama" come from? It comes from Greek pan + horama, and was adopted directly into English (1789).
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Where does the word "panorama" come from? It comes from Greek pan + horama, and was adopted directly into English (1789).
Panorama’s story begins in Greek: pan + horama meant “all-view.” 'all' plus 'view, sight'. It reached English by 1789 as panorama. Coined by the Irish painter Robert Barker for his 360-degree paintings, shown in a rotunda in London's Leicester Square from 1793. Today, panorama means an unbroken view of a whole region.
- Stage 1 · Greek · ancient pan + horama "all-view", 'all' plus 'view, sight'.
- Stage 2 · English · 1789 panorama "wide view", coined by the Irish painter Robert Barker for his 360-degree paintings, shown in a rotunda in London's Leicester Square from 1793.