Where does “encyclopedist” come from?

encyclopedist (English) comes from Dutch encyclopedie, 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 — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

encyclopedist (English): A member of a group of French authors who...

Definitions

A member of a group of French authors who...

Ancestry of “encyclopedist”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	encyclopedie	encyclopedia (comprehensive work of reference with articles on a range of topics, in one field or even all fields)
2	French	encyclopédie	encyclopedia
3	Latin	encyclopædia	encyclopedia
4	Ancient Greek	ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ	education in the circle of arts and sciences
5	Ancient Greek	ἐγκύκλιος	circular
6	Ancient Greek	ἐν-	in, within; on
7	Ancient Greek	ἐν	in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
8	Ancient Greek	δέρμα	skin, hide
9	Ancient Greek	γλυφή	carving, carved work; hole cut
10	Ancient Greek	-ῐ́ᾱ	{{l\|en\|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
11	Proto-Indo-European	-íh₂	—
12	Proto-Indo-European	-h₂	Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐν- →