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Where does “gimnasio” come from?

gimnasio (Spanish) comes from Latin Gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον, from Ancient Greek γυμνάζω, from Ancient Greek γυμνός, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷomnós.

gimnasio (Spanish): gymnasium

Definitions

  1. gymnasium

Ancestry of “gimnasio”, step by step

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