Where does “Lyceum” come from?

Lyceum (Latin) comes from Greek λύκειο, from Ancient Greek Λύκειον, from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων Λύκειος — Apollo of Lyceus.

Ancestry of “Lyceum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekλύκειοsecondary school UK, high school US
2Ancient GreekΛύκειονLyceum, a gymnasium in Athens at which Aristotle founded a philosophical school
3Ancient GreekἈπόλλων ΛύκειοςApollo of Lyceus

Words derived from “Lyceum”

Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων Λύκειος →Every word from Ancient Greek Λύκειον →Every word from Greek λύκειο →