gymnasium

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a room or building equipped for physical exercise or sports

   The school gymnasium doubled as an auditorium for assemblies.

Simplified etymology

Gymnasium came into English in the late 16th century through Latin from Greek. Its ultimate source is Greek gumnazein, “to exercise or train naked,” derived from gumnos, “naked,” reflecting the ancient Greek practice of exercising unclothed. The shortened form gym appeared in the late 19th century.

From Latin gymnasium ('exercise ground, school'), from Ancient Greek gymnásion, from gymnázein ('to exercise, train naked'), from gymnós ('naked').

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