ギリシャ語のpanoplia, full armament, full set of armourから、pan-, all, all, hopla, armamentから、語源的にはhopliteと同じ。派生語源はfull collection, spectacular collection。
英語の語源
panoply
panoply: [17] Panoply originally meant a ‘full suit of armour’; the modern sense ‘impressive array’ is a metaphorical extension that did not emerge until the 19th century. The word comes via French from Greek panoplíā, a compound formed from the prefix pan- ‘all’ and hópla ‘arms, weapons’.
panoply (n.)
1570s, from Greek panoplia "complete suit of armor," from pan- "all" (see pan-) + hopla (plural), "arms" of a hoplites ("heavily armed soldier"); see hoplite. Originally in English figurative, of "spiritual armor," etc. (a reference to Eph. vi); non-armorial sense of "any splendid array" first recorded 1829.
例文
1. He was attended，as are all heads of state，by a full panoply of experts.すべての国家元首と同じように、彼の周りにはさまざまな分野の専門家がついている。
2.But all they had added was the trappings and panoply of applied science.
だが彼らが加えたものは、実用科学の装飾と甲冑にすぎない。
3.In addition,most hunter-gatherer societies today have a panoply of deities.
それ以外にも、今の社会の多くの狩猟者は神を信奉している。
4.The lakes were surrounded By a panoply of mountains.
群湖は壮麗な山々に囲まれている。
5.How could you possibly match wine to such a panoply of competing and powerful flavours？