Everyday LifeGreek → English
School
/skuːl/
An institution for educating people.
The Greek roots
σχολή
scholḗ
leisure
Literally: “leisure spent in learning”
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The story of the word
Wonderfully, scholḗ first meant 'leisure' — the free time the Greeks devoted to discussion and study, which became the place we now call school.
The same roots elsewhere
Other languages reached for exactly the same Greek pieces.
In a sentence
She walked to school along the river each morning.