Where does “ateneo” come from?

ateneo (Tagalog) comes from Spanish ateneo, from Latin Athēnaeum, from Ancient Greek Ἀθηναῖον, from Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη — Athene; Athena.

ateneo (Tagalog): athenaeum

Definitions

  1. athenaeum

Ancestry of “ateneo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishateneocultural association
2LatinAthēnaeum—
3Ancient GreekἈθηναῖονAn Athenaeum: a temple of Athena
4Ancient GreekἈθήνηAthene; Athena
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀθηναῖον →Every word from Latin Athēnaeum →