Where does “lise” come from?

lise (Turkish) comes from French lycée, from Latin Lyceum, from Greek λύκειο, from Ancient Greek Λύκειον, from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων Λύκειος — Apollo of Lyceus.

lise (Turkish): high school

Definitions

  1. high school

Ancestry of “lise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlycéea public secondary school
2LatinLyceum
3Greekλύκειοsecondary school UK, high school US
4Ancient GreekΛύκειονLyceum, a gymnasium in Athens at which Aristotle founded a philosophical school
5Ancient GreekἈπόλλων ΛύκειοςApollo of Lyceus

Words derived from “lise

Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων ΛύκειοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ΛύκειονEvery word from Greek λύκειο
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