Etymology

schema

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Today it means: An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the mind (for example, a body schema). Full definition →

Latin schēma ← Ancient Greek σχῆμα
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσχῆμα“form, shape”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromschēma
  3. English todayschema

Unadapted borrowing from Latin schēma, from Ancient Greek σχῆμα (skhêma, “form, shape”). Doublet of scheme.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσχῆμα all →

scheme

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