Etymology of the English word scholiast
the English word
scholiastderived from the Greek word
scholiastes, σχολιαστής
derived from the Greek word
scholiazeinderived from the Greek word
scholion, σχόλιον
derived from the Greek word
schole, σχολή (properly, loitering (as a withholding of oneself from work) or leisure; a 'school' (as vacation from physical employment))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*segh-Date
The earliest known usage of scholiast in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
