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Where does “gymnasiarchus” come from?

gymnasiarchus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek γυμνασίαρχος, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον, from Ancient Greek γυμνάζω, from Ancient Greek γυμνός, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷomnós.

gymnasiarchus (Latin): gymnasiarch; master of a gymnasium

Definitions

  1. gymnasiarch; master of a gymnasium

Ancestry of “gymnasiarchus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gymnasiarchus”

  • gymnasiarch
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