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Where does “σχολή” come from?

σχολή (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

σχολή (Ancient Greek): leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...

Definitions

  1. leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...

Ancestry of “σχολή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicskʰolā́—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansǵʰ-h₃-léh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

Words derived from “σχολή”

  • school
  • scholar
  • scholarship
  • scholarly
  • schooling
  • preschool
  • schoolboy
  • Schuyler
  • schoolroom
  • schoolteacher
  • schoolgirl
  • schoolwork
  • schoolyard
  • schoolmistress
  • homeschooling
  • schoolwide
  • schoolfellow
  • schoolmate
  • shul
  • afterschool
  • preschooler
  • Skyler
  • scholia
  • scholiast
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