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Where does “γυμνός” come from?

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

γυμνός (Ancient Greek): naked, nude, unclad; unarmed, without armor,...

Definitions

  1. naked, nude, unclad; unarmed, without armor,...

Ancestry of “γυμνός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenic*gʷomnós—

Words derived from “γυμνός”

  • gym
  • gymnasium
  • gymnastics
  • gymnast
  • gymnosperm
  • gymnasial
  • gymnosophist
  • gymslip
  • progymnosperm
  • gymnosophy
  • gymnic
  • multigym
  • gymlike
  • gymnophobia
  • gymnure
  • gymwear
  • gymnocarpous
  • gymnocytode
  • gymless
  • gym muscles
  • gymming
  • gymnosophic
  • gymnocyte
  • nongymnast
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