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Where does “Wikipēdija” come from?

Wikipēdija (Latvian) comes from Latvian enciklopēdija, 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 — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “Wikipēdija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianenciklopēdijaencyclopedia
2Latinencyclopædia—
3Ancient Greekἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱeducation in the circle of arts and sciences
4Ancient Greekἐγκύκλιοςcircular
5Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
6Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
7Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
8Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
9Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
10Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
11Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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