# What does this Greek word mean?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 20, 2016, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-greek-word-mean/769096 "2016-10-20T03:01:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-greek-word-mean/769096/1 "2016-10-20T03:01:30Z")

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The other day I was intrigued by a bumper sticker with a Greek word and an Irish Shamrock.

The word was, “ΠΑΝΑΘΗΑΙΚΟΣ”, which I believe is pronounced “Panathenaikos”, but what does it mean…and why the greek-irish connection?

(posted in MPSIMS due to less than cosmic importance)

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**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-greek-word-mean/769096/2 "2016-10-20T03:04:31Z")

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It’s [a professional soccer team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panathinaikos_F.C.) in Athens.

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**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-greek-word-mean/769096/3 "2016-10-20T03:35:04Z")

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I see the inspiration for the shamrock can be found if you scroll down to “crest evolution”.