Where does “gramere scole” come from?
gramere scole (Middle English) comes from Middle English gramere, from Old French gramaire, from Vulgar Latin *grammāria, from Latin grammatica, from Latin grammaticus, from Ancient Greek γραμματικός, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
gramere scole (Middle English): grammar school school that teaches Latin
Definitions
- grammar school school that teaches Latin
Ancestry of “gramere scole”, step by step
gramere scole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English gramere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | gramere | grammar |
| 2 | Old French | gramaire | grammar; grimoire; magician; conjuror |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *grammāria | — |
| 4 | Latin | grammatica | grammar, philology; ablative singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | grammaticus | of or pertaining to the study of language, of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γραμματικός | knowing one’s letters, of a good scholar;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Middle English scole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | scole | school |
| 2 | Old English | scōl | place of education |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *skōlu | — |
| 4 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |