χρηστομάθεια
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- desire for learning
- a book containing a summary of useful knowledge or select passages, a vade mecum
Etymology
Compound from Ancient Greek χρηστός (useful, serviceable) + Ancient Greek μανθάνω (learn, I learn).
Origin
Ancient Greek
μανθάνω
Gloss
learn, I learn
Concept
Semantic Field
Cognition
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
🏫 🤓
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- krestomatia Finnish
- Chrestomathie German
- chrestomathie Dutch, Flemish
- μάθημα Ancient Greek
- μανθάνω Ancient Greek
- χρηστός Ancient Greek
- χρηστότης Ancient Greek
- ἀμαθής Ancient Greek
- ἄχρηστος Ancient Greek
- *mn̥(s)-dʰh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰer- Proto-Indo-European
- καλομαθημένος Greek (modern)
- καλομαθαίνω gkm