Where does “liceo” come from?
liceo (Italian) comes from Latin Lyceum, from Greek λύκειο, from Ancient Greek Λύκειον, from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων Λύκειος — Apollo of Lyceus.
liceo (Italian): A type of Italian secondary school/high school...
Definitions
- A type of Italian secondary school/high school...
Ancestry of “liceo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Lyceum | — |
| 2 | Greek | λύκειο | secondary school UK, high school US |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Λύκειον | Lyceum, a gymnasium in Athens at which Aristotle founded a philosophical school |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀπόλλων Λύκειος | Apollo of Lyceus |