encyclopédie

See also: encyclopedie

French

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Ancient Greek ἐν (en)

Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-)

Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-

Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos

Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos)

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios)

Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλῐος (enkúklĭos)

Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-der.

Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits

Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs)

Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús)

Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō)

Ancient Greek παιδεύω (paideúō)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)

Ancient Greek παιδείᾱ (paideíā)

Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā)bor.

New Latin encyclopaedīalbor.

French encyclopédie

Borrowed from New Latin encyclopaedīa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.si.klɔ.pe.di/

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Noun

encyclopédie f (plural encyclopédies)

1. encyclopedia

Derived terms

• encyclopédique

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: ansiklopedi
• → Turkish: ansiklopedi

Further reading

• “encyclopédie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012