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Where does “postscolaire” come from?

postscolaire (French) comes from French scolaire, from Latin scholāris, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή, from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

postscolaire (French): after-school

Definitions

  1. after-school

Ancestry of “postscolaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchscolaireschool; scholastic, academic; textbooklike,...
2Latinscholāris—
3LatinscholaLeisure time given to learning; schooltime,...
4Ancient Greekσχολήleisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...
5Proto-Hellenicskʰolā́—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansǵʰ-h₃-léh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower
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