Where does “sekolah menengah tinggi” come from?
sekolah menengah tinggi (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian sekolah menengah, from Malay sekolah menengah, from Malay sekolah, from Portuguese escola, from Old Portuguese escola, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή, from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́ — to hold; to overpower.
sekolah menengah tinggi (Indonesian): senior high school US, upper secondary school UK, abbreviated SMT
Definitions
- senior high school US, upper secondary school UK, abbreviated SMT
Ancestry of “sekolah menengah tinggi”, step by step
sekolah menengah tinggi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian sekolah menengah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | sekolah menengah | high school US, secondary school UK |
| 2 | Malay | sekolah menengah | high school US, secondary school UK |
| 3 | Malay | sekolah | school; school time; learning |
| 4 | Portuguese | escola | school; campus; college |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | escola | — |
| 6 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |