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Where does “gimnazjum” come from?

gimnazjum (Polish) comes from German Gymnasium, from Latin Gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον, from Ancient Greek γυμνάζω, from Ancient Greek γυμνός, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷomnós.

gimnazjum (Polish): A type of secondary school in Poland, starting at...

Definitions

  1. A type of secondary school in Poland, starting at...

Ancestry of “gimnazjum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGymnasiumgrammar school , prep school
2LatinGymnasium—
3Ancient Greekγυμνάσιονbodily exercises; gymnastic school, school
4Ancient Greekγυμνάζωto train naked; to train
5Ancient Greekγυμνόςnaked, nude, unclad; unarmed, without armor,...
6Proto-Hellenic*gʷomnós—
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