Understand “Pandemic” Through Etymology

What’s a 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰? Why is #COVID19 called a #pandemic? Why does this remind me of #government, #statistics, & #PublicSpeaking?

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#1. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘁𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱

The word “Pandemic” comes from the Greek parts 𝗽𝗮𝗻 (“all”), 𝗱𝗲𝗺 (“people”), & -𝗶𝗰 (“of”, or “related to”). A 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰, therefore, is something (said mostly of diseases) that is 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲.

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#2. 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁?

Unclear. The earliest meaning of a pandemic was not in reference to a disease-category, but in the sense of “pertaining to all people; public, common”.

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#3. 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱?

The term “a pandemic disease” was first used in print in 1853.

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#4. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰?

An epidemic is smaller in scale than a 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 which is an epidemic that has spread across a large region, affecting a substantial number of people.

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#5. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀? When you think 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 you should be reminded of:

A. 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 – because democracy also comes from “dem” (people)

B. 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 – because statistical data about people is called demographics

C. 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 – because of Demosthenes, whose name means “vigour of the people”. #Demosthenes, an  iconic orator, is best known for his speeches (the 4 Phillipics) against King Philip II of Macedon (the father of Alexander the Great).

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