Where does “nonscholastic” come from?
nonscholastic (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ — to hold; to overpower.
nonscholastic (English): Not scholastic
Ancestry of “nonscholastic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | scholastic | A member of the medieval philosophical school of... |
| 2 | Middle French | scholastique | scholastic |
| 3 | Latin | scholasticus | scholastic; scholarly |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σχολαστικός | scholarly, studious; inclined to ease, enjoying... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σχολάζω | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |