Where does “athénée” come from?

athénée (French) comes from Latin Athēnaeum, from Ancient Greek Ἀθηναῖον, from Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη — Athene; Athena.

athénée (French): a type of high school; atheneum

Definitions

  1. a type of high school; atheneum

Ancestry of “athénée”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAthēnaeum—
2Ancient GreekἈθηναῖονAn Athenaeum: a temple of Athena
3Ancient GreekἈθήνηAthene; Athena

Words derived from “athénée”

Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀθηναῖον →Every word from Latin Athēnaeum →