Where does “γυμνασία” come from?

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

γυμνασία (Ancient Greek): exercise

Definitions

  1. exercise

Ancestry of “γυμνασία”, step by step

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

Words derived from “γυμνασία”

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