Where does “энциклопедия” come from?

энциклопедия (Russian) comes 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, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

энциклопедия (Russian): encyclopedia

Definitions

  1. encyclopedia

Ancestry of “энциклопедия”, step by step

энциклопедия traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin encyclopædia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinencyclopædiaencyclopedia
2Ancient Greekἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱeducation in the circle of arts and sciences
3Ancient Greekἐγκύκλιοςcircular
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...

via New Latin encyclopaedia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinencyclopaediageneral education; encyclopedia
2Koine Greekἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ

Words derived from “энциклопедия

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐν-