Where does “ἐγκύκλιος παιδεία” come from?
ἐγκύκλιος παιδεία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek παιδείᾱ, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.
ἐγκύκλιος παιδεία (Ancient Greek): the circle of arts and sciences, curriculum
Definitions
- the circle of arts and sciences, curriculum
Ancestry of “ἐγκύκλιος παιδεία”, step by step
ἐγκύκλιος παιδεία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek παιδείᾱ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | παιδείᾱ | rearing of a child, education; child-rearing,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παῖς | child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | pā́wits | child |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wids | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |
via Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλῐος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἐγκύκλῐος | circular |