Why is a gymnasium called a gymnasium?

Answer 1

A gymnasium, or gym for short, is a place to exercise. In Ancient Greece, a gymnasium was a training ground for men to exercise physically as well as to socialize and exercise their minds by engaging in philosophical discussion. When men would exercise in Ancient Greece, they would do so naked to honor the Gods for creating man's body. The Greek adjective for "naked" is "gymnos". The Greek verb gymnazien means "to exercise". When Latin and English developed, they took the Greek roots and came up with "gymnasion", which eventually became the modern English "gymnasium".

Answer 2

Gymnasium is a noun since it is a thing. It can also be a noun for being a place such as Chekhov Gymnasium.

Answer 3

The word comes from the Greek to Latin and it means 'exercise naked'.

Answer 4

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