Where does “Wikipedia” come from?
Wikipedia (Polish) comes from English Wikipedia, from English encyclopedia, from New Latin encyclopaedia, from Ancient Greek παιδείᾱ, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.
Ancestry of “Wikipedia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Wikipedia | A version of the encyclopedia Wikipedia in a... |
| 2 | English | encyclopedia | A comprehensive reference work with articles on... |
| 3 | New Latin | encyclopaedia | general education; encyclopedia |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παιδείᾱ | rearing of a child, education; child-rearing,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παῖς | child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pā́wits | child |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wids | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |