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Where does “γυμνασία” come from?

γυμνασία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek γυμνός, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷomnós.

γυμνασία (Ancient Greek): exercise

Definitions

  1. exercise

Ancestry of “γυμνασία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγυμνόςnaked, nude, unclad; unarmed, without armor,...
2Proto-Hellenic*gʷomnós—

Words derived from “γυμνασία”

  • gymnastics
  • heilgymnastiek
  • gymnastiek
  • ⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲥⲓⲁ
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