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Where does “liceo” come from?

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

liceo (Spanish): secondary school, high school

Definitions

  1. secondary school, high school

Ancestry of “liceo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLyceum—
2Greekλύκειοsecondary school , high school; lyceum;...
3Ancient GreekΛύκειον—
4Ancient GreekἈπόλλων ΛύκειοςApollo of Lyceus

Words derived from “liceo”

  • liceal
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