Where does “encyclopedia” come from?

Encyclopedia derives from New Latin encyclopaedia, from Ancient Greek ἐγκυκλοπαιδεία, a compound of ἐγκύκλιος and παιδείᾱ meaning "instruction in a circle of arts and sciences."

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Definitions

A comprehensive reference work with articles on...

Ancestry of “encyclopedia”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	New Latin	encyclopaedia	general education; encyclopedia
2	Ancient Greek	παιδείᾱ	rearing of a child, education; child-rearing,...
3	Ancient Greek	παῖς	child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,...
4	Proto-Hellenic	pā́wits	child
5	Proto-Indo-European	péh₂wids	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂w-	few, little; smallness

Words derived from “encyclopedia”

Wikipedia
encyclopedist
Wikipedian
encyclopedian
encyclopedial
encyclopaedian
encyclopedialike
xenoencyclopedia
Wikipedialike
Wikipedia
Википе́дия
Wikipedia
ウィキペディア
Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Վիքիպեդիա
ვიკიპედია
Uicipeid
विकिपीडिया
วิกิพีเดีย
Wicipedia
Vikipediya

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