Where does “polymathy” come from?
polymathy (English) comes from Ancient Greek πολυμαθής, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
polymathy (English): The knowledge of many arts and sciences; variety...
Definitions
- The knowledge of many arts and sciences; variety...
Ancestry of “polymathy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | πολυμαθής | Having learnt much, knowing much |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |