• lemmyvore@feddit.nl
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    11 months ago

    Romania. We call it primary (1-4), gymnasium (5-8) and lyceum (9-12). They come from French/Latin.

    Latin is one of the roots of our language and we underwent a big pro-Latin cultural movement in the 19th century, while French also had a big cultural and educational influence.

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      Gymnasium and lyceum are both Greek. They did pass through Latin on there way into modern use. Lyceum was the name of Aristotle’s school in Athens.