Where does “schoolboy” come from?
Schoolboy comes from English school, from Middle English scole, from Middle Dutch boeye, from Latin schola, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʰel-, bʰā-, bʰeh₂-, and seǵʰ-.
schoolboy (English): A boy attending school; characteristic of a...
Definitions
- A boy attending school; characteristic of a...
Ancestry of “schoolboy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | school | A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such... |
| 2 | Middle English | scole | school |
| 3 | Old English | scōl | place of education |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *skōlu | — |
| 5 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 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 |
Words derived from “schoolboy”