Where does “polymath” come from?

Polymath comes from Ancient Greek πολυμαθής, from πολύς meaning "much" and Proto-Indo-European polh₁ús, ultimately from the root pleh₁-.

polymath (English): A person with extraordinarily broad and...

Definitions

  1. A person with extraordinarily broad and...

Ancestry of “polymath”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekπολυμαθήςHaving learnt much, knowing much
2Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
3Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
4Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
5Proto-Hellenic*péryō—

Words derived from “polymath”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *péryō →Every word from Ancient Greek πείρω →Every word from Ancient Greek πόρος →