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Where does “scoler” come from?

scoler (Middle English) comes from Old English scōlere, from Latin scholāris, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή, from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

Ancestry of “scoler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishscōlerescholar, learner
2Latinscholāris—
3LatinscholaLeisure time given to learning; schooltime,...
4Ancient Greekσχολήleisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...
5Proto-Hellenicskʰolā́—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansǵʰ-h₃-léh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

Words derived from “scoler”

  • scholar
  • scholarship
  • scholarly
  • unscholarly
  • scholarlike
  • scholarliness
  • nonscholarly
  • semischolarly
  • unscholarlike
  • nonscholarship
  • nonscholar
  • scholarism
  • unscholarliness
  • scholarless
  • antischolarship
  • pseudo-scholarship
  • scholaress
  • cyberscholarship
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