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E 0772 SCHOOL
The word " school " is, via
Latin, of Greek origin .
H 0904 ה ל ו ש , ה
ל
ש
Concept of root : time off,
quiet
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Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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; ה ל ש
ה ל ו ש
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shalà ;
sholé
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to be
undisturbed;
being
undisturbed;
being not occupied
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Related English words
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school,
from Greek
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Comparison between European words and
Hebrew
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Languages
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Words
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Pronunciation
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English meanings
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Similarity in roots
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Hebrew
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ה ל ש ;
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ה ל ו ש
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shalà
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sholé
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to be un-
disturbed;
being undisturbed;
being not occupied
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sh . l .
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Greek
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σχολη
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skholè
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time off, quiet, free of
disturb
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s kh . l .
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English
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school
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school
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s ch . l
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Proto-Semitic *SHALÀ, SHOLÉ --- *SKHOLÈ Greek
The word "school" today has a rather opposed message of the original Greek and Hebrew one. The normal human condition was considered to be one of having obligations and duties, work to do. And when someone more or less briefly did not have obligations, was free and undisturbed, this was expressed with the woord "school".
The time free from work and obligations, when one could stay undisturbed and in peace, by the old Greeks was called "skholè", and this time they had available for study. Thus the place where people studied became a "school". This word conquered about all modern languages.
Modern Greeks still use the word "askholizo ", with the A meaning not, thus "no-school", to say that they are busy with something. No etymology has been found for "skholè". Consequently there is no indication towards a possible Indo-European origin. Greek "ekho < *sekho = to hold, keep" and Sanscrit "sahate" quoted as having the same meaning have been proposed, but they have no link, be it in message or sound, to "skholè".
Note:
- Hebrew. This root is related to other important ones, such as "SH L M" that has given the well-known word "shalom".
Note:
- Proto-Semitic is seen with the same root still present in Hebrew "ש ל , SH L + accentuated vowel". It is found in Aramaic and Syriac "ש ל א, shel'à = to be quiet, at ease, not active", on which also further related meanings have been based. Arabic "salà" with "S" instead of "SH" has related meanings as " to be content, free, forgetful, neglectful". For the comparison we have added a version with the vowels " O . E ", that may have been in use also in Proto-Semitic.
Note:
- Indo-European. The comparison stays between Semitic and Greek, as no information about possible cognates in other branches of Indo-European seems available.
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| Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: Thursday 7 February 2013 at 16.09.35 |
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