English
schola
Schola comes from Latin schola ‘Leisure time given to learning’, and goes back to Proto-Hellenic *skʰolā́ ‘holding back’.
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*skʰolā́‘holding back’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσχολή‘leisure, free time’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEschola‘Leisure time given to learning’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*skʰolā́‘holding back’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσχολή‘leisure, free time’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEschola‘Leisure time given to learning’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- ‘to hold’
severe, sketch, severity, hector, perseverance, hectic, epoch, schema, 24 more
through Latin schola ‘Leisure time given to learning’
Today it means
noun Originally, a musical school attached to a monastery or church. Also known as a schola cantorum.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Hellenic *skʰolā́ / schola