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Where does “Neo-Scholasticism” come from?

Neo-Scholasticism (English) comes from English Scholasticism, from English scholastic, from Middle French scholastique, from Latin scholasticus, from Ancient Greek σχολαστικός, from Ancient Greek σχολάζω, from Ancient Greek σχολή, from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́ — to hold; to overpower.

Neo-Scholasticism (English): A revival and development of medieval...

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  1. A revival and development of medieval...

Ancestry of “Neo-Scholasticism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishScholasticism—
2EnglishscholasticA member of the medieval philosophical school of...
3Middle Frenchscholastiquescholastic
4Latinscholasticusscholastic; scholarly
5Ancient Greekσχολαστικόςscholarly, studious; inclined to ease, enjoying...
6Ancient Greekσχολάζω—
7Ancient Greekσχολήleisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...
8Proto-Hellenicskʰolā́—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansǵʰ-h₃-léh₂—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower
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