myEtymology.com: French etymology of escoler

Etymology of the French word escoler

the Old French word escoler

derived from the Late Latin word escoler

derived from the Late Latin word schola (school; followers of a system, teacher)

derived from the Greek word schola

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-

Derivations in other languages

English scholar

Usage

Word found in Old French