Where does “korkeakoulu” come from?
korkeakoulu (Finnish) comes from German Hochschule, from German schule, from Middle High German schuole, from Old High German scuola, from Proto-Germanic skōla, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή, from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́ — to hold; to overpower.
korkeakoulu (Finnish): college, academy, university, polytechnic
Definitions
- college, academy, university, polytechnic
Ancestry of “korkeakoulu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Hochschule | college; university; graduate school; institute;... |
| 2 | German | schule | inflection of schulen:
## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | schuole | school |
| 4 | Old High German | scuola | school |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skōla | school |
| 6 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |
Words derived from “korkeakoulu”