polyhistor

noun /ˌpɒliˈhɪstɔː(ɹ)/

1. Someone gifted or learned to a great extent or in multiple disciplines; a great scholar.

   A hired diplomat in Edirne and to the Porte in Constantinople, a military commander in the Austro-Turkish wars, a polyhistor and a learned man.

Where it comes from

From Latin polyhistor (“very learned”), from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πολυΐστωρ (poluḯstōr, “greatly learned”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry polyhistor (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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