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): gymnasium

Definitions

  1. gymnasium

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”

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