Where does “gimnáziumi” come from?
gimnáziumi (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gimnázium, from German Gymnasium, from Latin Gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον, from Ancient Greek γυμνάζω, from Ancient Greek γυμνός, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷomnós.
gimnáziumi (Hungarian): high school
Ancestry of “gimnáziumi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | gimnázium | high school, prep school, gymnasium |
| 2 | German | Gymnasium | grammar school , prep school |
| 3 | Latin | Gymnasium | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γυμνάσιον | bodily exercises; gymnastic school, school |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γυμνάζω | to train naked; to train |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γυμνός | naked, nude, unclad; unarmed, without armor,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *gʷomnós | — |