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Where does “prescolastico” come from?

prescolastico (Italian) comes from Italian scolastico, from Latin scholasticus, from Ancient Greek σχολαστικός, from Ancient Greek σχολάζω, from Ancient Greek σχολή, from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

prescolastico (Italian): pre-school

Definitions

  1. pre-school

Ancestry of “prescolastico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscolasticoschool , scholastic, educational, education;...
2Latinscholasticusscholastic; scholarly
3Ancient Greekσχολαστικόςscholarly, studious; inclined to ease, enjoying...
4Ancient Greekσχολάζω—
5Ancient Greekσχολήleisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...
6Proto-Hellenicskʰolā́—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansǵʰ-h₃-léh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower
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