Etymology of the French word gymnase
the French word
gymnasederived from the Latin word
gymnasium (secondary school; sports center)
derived from the Greek word
gumnasion, γυμνάσιον
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-Date
The earliest known usage of gymnase in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in French
gymnasial,
gymnasienCognates
Dutch
gymnasium, English
gymnasium, German
Gymnasium, Norwegian
gymnas, Swedish
gymnasium
