Where does “entelechy” come from?

entelechy (English) comes from Latin entelechia, from Ancient Greek ἐντελέχεια, from Ancient Greek ἐντελής, 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...

entelechy (English): The complete realisation and final form of some...

Definitions

  1. The complete realisation and final form of some...

Ancestry of “entelechy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinentelechia
2Ancient Greekἐντελέχειαentelechy
3Ancient Greekἐντελήςcomplete, full; perfect, unblemished; in good...
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...

Words derived from “entelechy

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