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Where does “енциклопедист” come from?

енциклопедист (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian енциклопе́дија, from French encyclopédie, from Latin encyclopædia, from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ, from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

енциклопедист (Serbo-Croatian): encyclopedist

Definitions

  1. encyclopedist

Ancestry of “енциклопедист”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianенциклопе́дија—
2Frenchencyclopédieencyclopedia
3Latinencyclopædia—
4Ancient Greekἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱeducation in the circle of arts and sciences
5Ancient Greekἐγκύκλιοςcircular
6Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
7Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
8Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
9Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
10Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
11Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
12Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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