Where does “gymnasieelev” come from?
gymnasieelev (Danish) comes from Danish elev, from French élève, from French élever, from Latin elevo, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus — light.
gymnasieelev (Danish): gymnasiast
Definitions
- gymnasiast
Ancestry of “gymnasieelev”, step by step
gymnasieelev traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish elev
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | elev | pupil; student; trainee |
| 2 | French | élève | schoolboy, pupil, student; schoolchild, pupil,... |
| 3 | French | élever | to raise; to bring up; to elevate, to enhance |
| 4 | Latin | elevo | I raise or elevate; I alleviate or lessen |
| 5 | Latin | levō | to raise, elevate, lift up |
| 6 | Latin | lēvis | light, not heavy |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | leɣʷis | light |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léngʰus | lightweight |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |
via Danish gymnasium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | gymnasium | gymnasium a type of secondary school |
| 2 | Latin | Gymnasium | character in the play Cistellaria of Plautus |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γυμνάσιον | bodily exercises; gymnastic school, school |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γυμνάζω | to train naked; to train |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γυμνός | naked, nude, unclad; unarmed, without armor,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *gʷomnós | naked, nude |