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Where does “Lyceum” come from?

Lyceum (English) comes from Latin Lyceum, from Greek λύκειο, from Ancient Greek Λύκειον, from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων Λύκειος — Apollo of Lyceus.

Ancestry of “Lyceum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLyceum—
2Greekλύκειοsecondary school , high school; lyceum;...
3Ancient GreekΛύκειον—
4Ancient GreekἈπόλλων ΛύκειοςApollo of Lyceus
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