Where does “encyclopedie” come from?

encyclopedie (Dutch) comes from French encyclopédie, from Latin encyclopædia, from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ, from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

encyclopedie (Dutch): encyclopedia (comprehensive work of reference with articles on a range of topics, in one field or even all fields)

Definitions

  1. encyclopedia (comprehensive work of reference with articles on a range of topics, in one field or even all fields)

Ancestry of “encyclopedie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchencyclopédieencyclopedia
2Latinencyclopædiaencyclopedia
3Ancient Greekἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱeducation in the circle of arts and sciences
4Ancient Greekἐγκύκλιοςcircular
5Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
6Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
7Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
8Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
9Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
10Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
11Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “encyclopedie

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐν-