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Where does “liceal” come from?

liceal (Spanish) comes from Spanish liceo, from Latin Lyceum, from Greek λύκειο, from Ancient Greek Λύκειον, from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων Λύκειος — Apollo of Lyceus.

liceal (Spanish): high school student

Definitions

  1. high school student

Ancestry of “liceal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishliceosecondary school, high school
2LatinLyceum—
3Greekλύκειοsecondary school , high school; lyceum;...
4Ancient GreekΛύκειον—
5Ancient GreekἈπόλλων ΛύκειοςApollo of Lyceus
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων Λύκειος →