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Etymology of the English word encyclopedia

the English word encyclopedia
derived from the New Latin word encyclopaedia (encyclopedia)
derived from the Greek word egkuklopaideia
derived from the Greek word paideia, παιδεία (tutorage; education or training; by implication, disciplinary correction)
derived from the Greek word pais, παῖς (a boy (as often beaten with impunity), or (by analogy), a girl, and (genitive case) a child; specially, a slave or servant (especially a minister to a king; and by eminence to God))
derived from the Greek word paidos, παιδός
derived from the Greek word egkuklios
derived from the Greek word kuklos, κύκλος
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷel-

Date

The earliest known usage of encyclopedia in English dates from the 16th century.

Derivations in English

encyclopedic, encyclopedist, cyclopedia, cyclopedic

Cognates

Dutch encyclopedie, English encyclopaedia, French encyclopédie, German Enzyklopädie, Italian enciclopedia, Lithuanian enciklopedija, Norwegian encyklopedi, Polish encyklopedia, Russian энциклoпедия, Swedish encyklopedi

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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