Etymology of the English word schema
the English word
schemaderived from the Latin word
schema (shape, figure, form)
derived from the Greek word
schema, σχῆμα (a figure (as a mode or circumstance); external condition)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*segh-Date
The earliest known usage of schema in English dates from the 19th century.
Cognates
Dutch
schema, French
schéma, German
Schema, Norwegian
skjema, Swedish
schemaUsage
Word found in Modern English
