Where does “wikipedystka” come from?
wikipedystka (Polish) comes from Polish wikipedysta, from Polish Wikipedia, from English Wikipedia, from English encyclopedia, from New Latin encyclopaedia, from Ancient Greek παιδείᾱ, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits — few, little; smallness.
Ancestry of “wikipedystka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | wikipedysta | Wikipedian |
| 2 | Polish | Wikipedia | Wikipedia |
| 3 | English | Wikipedia | A version of the encyclopedia Wikipedia in a... |
| 4 | English | encyclopedia | A comprehensive reference work with articles on... |
| 5 | New Latin | encyclopaedia | general education; encyclopedia |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παιδείᾱ | rearing of a child, education; child-rearing,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παῖς | child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | pā́wits | child |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wids | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |