Where does “γυμνάσιο” come from?

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

γυμνάσιο (Greek): middle school; gymnasium; drill, physical...

Definitions

  1. middle school; gymnasium; drill, physical...

Ancestry of “γυμνάσιο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγυμνάσιονbodily exercises; gymnastic school, school
2Ancient Greekγυμνάζωto train naked; to train
3Ancient Greekγυμνόςnaked, nude, unclad; unarmed, without armor,...
4Proto-Hellenic*gʷomnósnaked, nude
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷomnós →Every word from Ancient Greek γυμνός →Every word from Ancient Greek γυμνάζω →