Etymology

gymnic

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Today it means: Gymnastic; athletic. Full definition →

Latin gymnicus ← Ancient Greek γυμνικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγυμνικός
  2. Latin · derived fromgymnicus
  3. English todaygymnic

From Latin gymnicus, from Ancient Greek γυμνικός (gumnikós), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”).

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