panspermian.

Brit.

/panˈspəːmɪə/, U.S.

/pænˈspərmiə/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin panspermia; Greek πανσπερμία.

Etymology: < (i) post-classical Latin panspermia mixture of (generative) seeds (c1200 in a British source; compare also panspermium primary (generative) matter, c1100), or its etymon (ii) ancient Greek πανσπερμία mixture of all seeds, (in the doctrine of Anaxagoras) the mixture of all elements present in all matter < Hellenistic Greek πάνσπερμος composed of all sorts of seeds (although this is first recorded later; < ancient Greek παν- pan- comb. form + σπέρμα seed: see sperm n.) + -ία -ia suffix¹. Compare panspermy n.Compare also the use of the Greek word in English contexts, with the sense ‘universal source or cause’:1657 J. Trapp Psalms in Annot. on Old & New Test. 660 Originall sin, that peccatum peccans..that πανσπερμια.1661 R. Boyle Sceptical Chymist in Wks. (1999) II. 257 I chose Spring-water rather than Rain-water, because the latter is more discernibly a kinde of πανσπερμία.

Originally (now historical): the theory that there are everywhere minute germs which develop on finding a favourable environment. Now usually: the theory that microorganisms, spores, or chemical precursors of life are present in space and able to initiate life on reaching a suitable environment (spec. the earth).

ΚΠ

1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) Panspermia, the theory of Dissemination of Germs, according to which, ova, or germs, are disseminated all over space, undergoing development under favourable circumstances.

1893 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Panspermia, the physiological system according to which there are germs disseminated through all space which develop when they encounter a suitable soil.

1908 H. Borns tr. S. Arrhenius Worlds in Making viii. 217 The so-called theory of panspermia really shows a way. According to this theory life-giving seeds are drifting about in space. They encounter the planets, and fill their surfaces with life as soon as the necessary conditions for the existence of organic beings are established.

1938 S. Morgulis tr. A. I. Oparin Origin of Life ii. 39 At the beginning of the twentieth century the idea of the transfer of genus from one celestial body to another was again revived in the form of the so-called theory of panspermia [Ger. Panspermie], originated by the great Swedish physical chemist S. Arrhenius.

1975 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 July 846/3 The possibility of panspermia—the idea, recently revived by Leslie Orgel and Nobel laureate Francis Crick, that life did not originate on earth at all, but arrived here from elsewhere in the universe.

1995 Times 29 May 14/8 Panspermia, the view that the seed of life is diffused throughout the universe, has been favoured by a minority of thinkers since the Greek Anaxagoras in the 5th century BC.

2001 Fortean Times Jan. 8/2 The news..has revived interest in panspermia, the notion that bacterial spores can float through space and, in the unlikely event that conditions are right, ‘seed’ where they land.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	panspermia
释义	panspermian. Brit. /panˈspəːmɪə/, U.S. /pænˈspərmiə/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin panspermia; Greek πανσπερμία. Etymology: < (i) post-classical Latin panspermia mixture of (generative) seeds (c1200 in a British source; compare also panspermium primary (generative) matter, c1100), or its etymon (ii) ancient Greek πανσπερμία mixture of all seeds, (in the doctrine of Anaxagoras) the mixture of all elements present in all matter < Hellenistic Greek πάνσπερμος composed of all sorts of seeds (although this is first recorded later; < ancient Greek παν- pan- comb. form + σπέρμα seed: see sperm n.) + -ία -ia suffix¹. Compare panspermy n.Compare also the use of the Greek word in English contexts, with the sense ‘universal source or cause’:1657 J. Trapp Psalms in Annot. on Old & New Test. 660 Originall sin, that peccatum peccans..that πανσπερμια.1661 R. Boyle Sceptical Chymist in Wks. (1999) II. 257 I chose Spring-water rather than Rain-water, because the latter is more discernibly a kinde of πανσπερμία. Originally (now historical): the theory that there are everywhere minute germs which develop on finding a favourable environment. Now usually: the theory that microorganisms, spores, or chemical precursors of life are present in space and able to initiate life on reaching a suitable environment (spec. the earth). ΚΠ 1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) Panspermia, the theory of Dissemination of Germs, according to which, ova, or germs, are disseminated all over space, undergoing development under favourable circumstances. 1893 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Panspermia, the physiological system according to which there are germs disseminated through all space which develop when they encounter a suitable soil. 1908 H. Borns tr. S. Arrhenius Worlds in Making viii. 217 The so-called theory of panspermia really shows a way. According to this theory life-giving seeds are drifting about in space. They encounter the planets, and fill their surfaces with life as soon as the necessary conditions for the existence of organic beings are established. 1938 S. Morgulis tr. A. I. Oparin Origin of Life ii. 39 At the beginning of the twentieth century the idea of the transfer of genus from one celestial body to another was again revived in the form of the so-called theory of panspermia [Ger. Panspermie], originated by the great Swedish physical chemist S. Arrhenius. 1975 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 July 846/3 The possibility of panspermia—the idea, recently revived by Leslie Orgel and Nobel laureate Francis Crick, that life did not originate on earth at all, but arrived here from elsewhere in the universe. 1995 Times 29 May 14/8 Panspermia, the view that the seed of life is diffused throughout the universe, has been favoured by a minority of thinkers since the Greek Anaxagoras in the 5th century BC. 2001 Fortean Times Jan. 8/2 The news..has revived interest in panspermia, the notion that bacterial spores can float through space and, in the unlikely event that conditions are right, ‘seed’ where they land. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1842
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