Where does “lycée” come from?
lycée (English) comes from French lycée, from Latin Lyceum, from Greek λύκειο, from Ancient Greek Λύκειον, from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων Λύκειος — Apollo of Lyceus.
lycée (English): A public secondary school in France
Definitions
- A public secondary school in France
Ancestry of “lycée”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | lycée | a public secondary school |
| 2 | Latin | Lyceum | — |
| 3 | Greek | λύκειο | secondary school UK, high school US |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Λύκειον | Lyceum, a gymnasium in Athens at which Aristotle founded a philosophical school |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀπόλλων Λύκειος | Apollo of Lyceus |