Where does “Gymnasium” come from?

Gymnasium (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον, from Ancient Greek γυμνάζω, from Ancient Greek γυμνός, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷomnós — naked, nude.

Gymnasium (Latin): character in the play Cistellaria of Plautus

Definitions

  1. character in the play Cistellaria of Plautus

Ancestry of “Gymnasium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγυμνάσιονbodily exercises; gymnastic school, school
2Ancient Greekγυμνάζωto train naked; to train
3Ancient Greekγυμνόςnaked, nude, unclad; unarmed, without armor,...
4Proto-Hellenic*gʷomnósnaked, nude

Words derived from “Gymnasium”

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