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Where does “scheme” come from?

Scheme comes from Latin schema, from Ancient Greek σχῆμα, derived from Ancient Greek ἔχω meaning "to hold or have," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ-.

scheme (English): A systematic plan of future action; A plot or...

Definitions

  1. A systematic plan of future action; A plot or...

Ancestry of “scheme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinschemashape, figure, form, manner, posture; figure of...
2Ancient Greekσχῆμαform, shape, figure; appearance, show, pretense;...
3Ancient GreekἔχωI have, possess, contain, own; I hold; I have...
4Proto-Hellenichékʰō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

Words derived from “scheme”

  • schematic
  • scheming
  • schematically
  • schemer
  • playscheme
  • schemingly
  • subscheme
  • outscheme
  • counterscheme
  • schemeless
  • nonschematic
  • unscheming
  • schemie
  • multischeme
  • schemist
  • schemey
  • schemeful
  • rescheme
  • multischematic
  • paraschematic
  • polyschematic
  • schemoid
  • superscheme
  • schemester
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