The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἐντελέχεια
- Late Latin · borrowed fromentelechia
- English todayentelechy
From Late Latin entelechia, from Ancient Greek ἐντελέχεια (entelékheia), coined by Aristotle from ἐντελής (entelḗs, “complete, finished, perfect”) (from τέλος (télos, “end, fruition, accomplishment”)) + ἔχω (ékhō, “to have”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.