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Gymnopaedia comes from Ancient Greek γυμνοπαιδίαι.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγυμνοπαιδίαιgumnopaidíai
- EnglishtodayGymnopaedia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγυμνοπαιδίαιgumnopaidíai
- EnglishtodayGymnopaedia
A compound of γυμνός ‘naked’ + παιδεία ‘youth’
Proto-Indo-European *negʷ- ‘to be naked’
Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós ‘naked’
Proto-Indo-European *nogʷnós
Proto-Hellenic *gumnós ‘naked, nude’
Ancient Greek γυμνός ‘naked’
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- ‘few, little, small’
Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wids
Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits ‘child’
Ancient Greek παῖς ‘child’
Ancient Greek παιδεύω ‘rear a child’
Ancient Greek παιδεία ‘youth’
Every English word from Ancient Greek γυμνοπαιδίαι
Today it means
name An annual celebration in ancient Sparta, during which naked young men displayed their athletic and martial skills through dancing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek γυμνοπαιδίαι / Gymnopaedia