Where does “γυμνασίαρχος” come from?

γυμνασίαρχος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον, from Ancient Greek γυμνάζω, from Ancient Greek γυμνός, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷomnós — naked, nude.

γυμνασίαρχος (Ancient Greek): The director of a gymnasium

Definitions

  1. The director of a gymnasium

Ancestry of “γυμνασίαρχος”, step by step

γυμνασίαρχος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγυμνάσιονbodily exercises; gymnastic school, school
2Ancient Greekγυμνάζωto train naked; to train
3Ancient Greekγυμνόςnaked, nude, unclad; unarmed, without armor,...
4Proto-Hellenic*gʷomnósnaked, nude

via Ancient Greek ἀρχός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀρχόςruler, leader, prince

Words derived from “γυμνασίαρχος”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷomnós →Every word from Ancient Greek γυμνός →Every word from Ancient Greek γυμνάζω →