School Definition

Origin of School

• From Middle English scole, from Old English scōl (“place of education"), from Proto-Germanic *skōla (“school"), from Late Latin schola, scola (“learned discussion or dissertation, lecture, school"), from Ancient Greek σχολεῖον (scholeion), from σχολή (scholÄ“, “spare time, leisure", later, "conversations and the knowledge gained through them during free time; the places where these conversations took place"), from Proto-Indo-European *seǵhe-, *sǵhÄ“- (“to hold, have, possess"). Cognate with Old Frisian skÅ«le, schÅ«le (Dutch school, “school"), Old High German scuola (German Schule, “school"), Old Norse skōli (Danish skole, “school"). Influenced in some senses by Middle English schole (“group of persons, host, company"), from Middle Dutch scole (“multitude, troop, band"). See school₁. Related also to Old High German sigi (German Sieg, “victory"), Old English siÄ¡e, sigor (“victory").

  From Wiktionary

• From Middle English schole (“group of persons, multitude, host, school of fish"), from Middle Dutch scole (Dutch school, “multitude, troop of people, swarm of animals"), from Old Saxon scola, skola (“troop, multitude"), from Proto-Germanic *skulō (“crowd"), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kÊ·el- (“crowd, people"). Cognate with Middle Low German schōle (“multitude, troop"), Old English scolu (“troop or band of people, host, multitude, school of fish"). More at shoal.

  From Wiktionary

• Middle English scole from Old English scōl from Latin schola, scola from Greek skholē segh- in Indo-European roots

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• Middle English scole from Old English scōl from Latin schola, scola from Greek skholē segh- in Indo-European roots

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• Middle English scole from Middle Dutch skel-¹ in Indo-European roots

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition