Where does “Enceladan” come from?

Enceladan (English) comes from English Enceladus, from Latin Enceladus, from Ancient Greek Ἐγκέλαδος, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Enceladan (English): Of or relating to Enceladus; An inhabitant of...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Enceladus; An inhabitant of...

Ancestry of “Enceladan”, step by step

Enceladan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Enceladus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEnceladusA giant in Greek mythology
2LatinEnceladus—
3Ancient GreekἘγκέλαδοςEnceladus
4Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
5Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
6Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
7Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
8Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
9Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
10Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via English ān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān—
2Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐν- →