English

gymnopaedic

Gymnopaedic comes from Ancient Greek γυμνός ‘naked’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *negʷ-.

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*negʷ-‘to be naked’reconstructed
Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*nogʷós‘naked’reconstructed
Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*nogʷnósreconstructed
Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gumnós‘naked, nude’reconstructed
Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγυμνόςgumnós‘naked’
Englishtodaygymnopaedic

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*negʷ-‘to be naked’reconstructed
Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*nogʷós‘naked’reconstructed
Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*nogʷnósreconstructed
Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gumnós‘naked, nude’reconstructed
Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγυμνόςgumnós‘naked’
Englishtodaygymnopaedic

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *negʷ- ‘to be naked’

night, naked, negro, nigger, noir, actin, nocturnal, gymnastics, nox, denigrate, nocturne, nigella, 50 more

through Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós ‘naked’

nude, naga, nudism, 11 more

through Ancient Greek γυμνός ‘naked’

gymnasium, gymnast, 4 more

Today it means

adj Having young that are featherless when hatched.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *negʷ- / gymnopaedic

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