Where does “gymnasia” come from?

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

gymnasia (Latin): nominative plural of gymnasium; accusative plural...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of gymnasium; accusative plural...

Ancestry of “gymnasia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingymnasiumgymnasium
2Ancient Greekγυμνάσιονbodily exercises; gymnastic school, school
3Ancient Greekγυμνάζωto train naked; to train
4Ancient Greekγυμνόςnaked, nude, unclad; unarmed, without armor,...
5Proto-Hellenic*gʷomnósnaked, nude

Words derived from “gymnasia”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷomnós →Every word from Ancient Greek γυμνός →Every word from Ancient Greek γυμνάζω →