Where does “에너지” come from?

에너지 (Korean) comes from English energy, from Middle French énergie, from Late Latin energia, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργής, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργός, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

에너지 (Korean): energy

Definitions

  1. energy

Ancestry of “에너지”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenergyThe impetus behind all motion and all activity;...
2Middle Frenchénergie
3Late Latinenergiaenergy; efficiency
4Ancient Greekἐνέργειαactivity, operation, vigour; workmanship;...
5Ancient Greekἐνεργήςactive, effective
6Ancient Greekἐνεργόςat work, active
7Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
8Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
9Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
10Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
11Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
12Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
13Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “에너지

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