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Where does “energīa” come from?

energīa (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργής, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργός, 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...

Ancestry of “energīa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐνέργειαactivity, operation, vigour; workmanship;...
2Ancient Greekἐνεργήςactive, effective
3Ancient Greekἐνεργόςat work, active
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...
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