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Where does “scola” come from?

scola (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic skulō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

Ancestry of “scola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskulōtroop; group
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷel-crowd, people
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “scola”

  • school
  • schooling
  • preschool
  • schoolboy
  • schoolroom
  • schoolteacher
  • schoolgirl
  • schoolwork
  • schoolyard
  • schoolmistress
  • homeschooling
  • schoolwide
  • schoolfellow
  • schoolmate
  • afterschool
  • preschooler
  • schoolmarm
  • schoolbook
  • schoolchild
  • schooler
  • schoolman
  • nonschool
  • schoolbag
  • postschool
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