Etymology

From Latin encyclopaedia, from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδεία ‎(enkúklios paideía, “the circle of arts and sciences, curriculum”), from ἐγκύκλιος ‎(enkúklios, “circular, rounded, round”), from κύκλος ‎(kúklos, “circle”) + παιδεία ‎(paideía, “the rearing of a child, education”), from παιδεύω ‎(paideúō, “rear a child”) + -ίᾱ ‎(-íā), from παῖς ‎(paîs, “child”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛnt͡siklopeːdiʲɒ]
• Hyphenation: en‧cik‧lo‧pé‧dia