Where does “gymnatorium” come from?
gymnatorium (English) comes from English auditorium, from Latin audītōrium, from Latin auditorius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
gymnatorium (English): A room, as in a school, combining the functions...
Definitions
- A room, as in a school, combining the functions...
Ancestry of “gymnatorium”, step by step
gymnatorium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English auditorium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | auditorium | A large room for public meetings or performances;... |
| 2 | Latin | audītōrium | a hearing of a cause at law, a judicial examination |
| 3 | Latin | auditorius | Of or pertaining to hearing or to one who hears |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English gymnasium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gymnasium | A large room or building for indoor sports; A... |
| 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 |