Where does “schema” come from?

schema (Dutch) comes from Latin schēma, from Ancient Greek σχῆμα, from Ancient Greek ἔχω, from Proto-Hellenic hékʰō, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

schema (Dutch): visualisation, diagram; conceptual model

Definitions

  1. visualisation, diagram; conceptual model

Ancestry of “schema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinschēmashape, figure, form, manner, posture
2Ancient Greekσχῆμαform, shape, figure; appearance, show, pretense;...
3Ancient GreekἔχωI have, possess, contain, own; I hold; I have...
4Proto-Hellenichékʰōto have
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

Words derived from “schema”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hékʰō →Every word from Ancient Greek ἔχω →