gymnasium English · revision 48

+ ==Etymology==

+ First recorded in 1598,^(MW Collegiate)^(OED 1989) [[bor|la|gymnasium|t=exercise ground, school]],^(MW Collegiate)^(Wiktionary) [[der|grc|γυμνάσιον|tr=gumnásion]],^(OED 1989)^(Wiktionary) [[der|grc|γυμνάζω|tr=gumnázō|t=to train naked]],^(OED 1989)^(MW Collegiate) [[der|grc|γυμνός|tr=gumnós|t=naked]],^(OED 1989)^(AHD) because Greek athletes trained naked.^(Wiktionary) The Greek word is ultimately [[der|ine-pro|*nogw-|t=naked]].^(Etymonline)

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+ In German the word has been used since the 15th century for a kind of high school; in English it has remained purely athletic.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==References==

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