School Etymology

Etymology is a branch of linguistics that investigates the history, development, and origin of words.

Some words have been derived from other languages, possibly in a changed form
(the source words are called etymons).
when they entered a language,
from what source,
how their form and meaning changed.
Our task is to reconstruct the history of words:

schole (Greek) – leisure
SCHOOL
learning which is done in leisure time
the place in which learning is done

BOOK
boc – in the language of ancient Germanic tribes
parchment
paper

paper
papier (French)
papyrus (Latin)
papyros
(Greek)

map
mappa (Latin) – cloth
mappa mundi –
"cloth of the world"

pupil
pupa
pupus
L
A
T
I
N
girl
boy
+ -ilia
little girl
little boy

answer
O
L
D
E
N
G
L
I
S
H
andswaru
(noun)
andswearing
(verb)
and + sweare
to give a solemn oath
to give a solemn oath against the accusation
a reply, to reply

write
writan (Old English) –
to scratch