Where does “entelehie” come from?

entelehie (Romanian) comes from French entéléchie, from Latin entelechia, from Ancient Greek ἐντελέχεια, from Ancient Greek ἐντελής, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

entelehie (Romanian): entelechy

Definitions

  1. entelechy

Ancestry of “entelehie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchentéléchieentelechy
2Latinentelechia
3Ancient Greekἐντελέχειαentelechy
4Ancient Greekἐντελήςcomplete, full; perfect, unblemished; in good...
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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐν-