Where does “ateneu” come from?

ateneu (Romanian) comes from French athénée, from Latin Athēnaeum, from Ancient Greek Ἀθηναῖον, from Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη — Athene; Athena.

ateneu (Romanian): athenaeum

Definitions

  1. athenaeum

Ancestry of “ateneu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchathénéea type of high school; atheneum
2LatinAthēnaeum—
3Ancient GreekἈθηναῖονAn Athenaeum: a temple of Athena
4Ancient GreekἈθήνηAthene; Athena
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