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Where does “σχολείο” come from?

σχολείο (Greek) comes from Greek σχολή, from Ancient Greek σχολή, from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

σχολείο (Greek): school

Definitions

  1. school

Ancestry of “σχολείο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekσχολήfaculty
2Ancient Greekσχολήleisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...
3Proto-Hellenicskʰolā́—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansǵʰ-h₃-léh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower
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