Where does “encyclopedicity” come from?

encyclopedicity (English) comes from English ity, from Ingrian -u — Used to form nouns from verbs.

encyclopedicity (English): The quality or state of being encyclopedic

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being encyclopedic

Ancestry of “encyclopedicity”, step by step

encyclopedicity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs

via English encyclopædic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishencyclopædicAlternative spelling of encyclopedic
Every word from Ingrian -uEvery word from English ity