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Etymology of the English word gymnastics

the English word gymnastics
using the English suffix -ics
derived from the English word gymnastic
derived from the Latin word gymnastic
derived from the Greek word gumnastikos, γυμναστικός
derived from the Greek word gumnazein, γυμνάζω
derived from the Greek word gumnos, γυμνός (nude (absolute or relative, literal or figurative))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nogʷ-

Cognates

Dutch gymnastiek, French gymnastique, German Gymnastik, Lithuanian gimnastika, Norwegian gymnastikk, Polish gimnastyka, Russian гимнacтикa, Swedish gymnastik

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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