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Where does “encyclopédie” come from?

encyclopédie (French) comes from Latin encyclopædia, from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ, from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος, 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...

encyclopédie (French): encyclopedia

Definitions

  1. encyclopedia

Ancestry of “encyclopédie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinencyclopædia—
2Ancient Greekἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱeducation in the circle of arts and sciences
3Ancient Greekἐγκύκλιοςcircular
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 “encyclopédie”

  • encyclopédiquement
  • encyclopédique
  • енциклопедија
  • enciklopedizirati
  • enciklopedizacija
  • enciklopedija
  • ansiklopedi
  • enciclopedie
  • ansiklopedi
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