Where does “schema” come from?

schema (Swedish) comes from German schema, from Latin schēma, from Ancient Greek σχῆμα, from Ancient Greek ἔχω, from Proto-Hellenic hékʰō, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

schema (Swedish): a schedule; a scheme; a diagram

Definitions

  1. a schedule; a scheme; a diagram

Ancestry of “schema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschemaschema
2Latinschēmashape, figure, form, manner, posture
3Ancient Greekσχῆμαform, shape, figure; appearance, show, pretense;...
4Ancient GreekἔχωI have, possess, contain, own; I hold; I have...
5Proto-Hellenichékʰōto have
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

Words derived from “schema”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hékʰō →Every word from Ancient Greek ἔχω →