Where does “Gymnasium” come from?

Gymnasium (German) comes from Latin Gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον, from Ancient Greek γυμνάζω, from Ancient Greek γυμνός, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷomnós — naked, nude.

Gymnasium (German): grammar school (UK), prep school (US) school used to prepare students for university

Definitions

  1. grammar school (UK), prep school (US) school used to prepare students for university

Ancestry of “Gymnasium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGymnasiumcharacter in the play Cistellaria of Plautus
2Ancient Greekγυμνάσιονbodily exercises; gymnastic school, school
3Ancient Greekγυμνάζωto train naked; to train
4Ancient Greekγυμνόςnaked, nude, unclad; unarmed, without armor,...
5Proto-Hellenic*gʷomnósnaked, nude

Words derived from “Gymnasium”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷomnós →Every word from Ancient Greek γυμνός →Every word from Ancient Greek γυμνάζω →