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Where does “ἐντελέχεια” come from?

ἐντελέχεια (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐντελής, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ἐντελέχεια (Ancient Greek): entelechy

Definitions

  1. entelechy

Ancestry of “ἐντελέχεια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐντελήςcomplete, full; perfect, unblemished; in good...
2Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
3Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
4Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
5Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ἐντελέχεια”

  • entelechy
  • entelechial
  • entelechially
  • entelechia
  • entelechia
  • entelechie
  • eintéilicíocht
  • entelechia
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