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Hyponyms:(classical lyceum)liceo classico, (scientific lyceum, focused on the study of mathematics and scientific subjects)liceo scientifico, (dated, linguistic lyceum)liceo moderno, (linguistic lyceum, focused on the study of foreign languages)liceo linguistico, (art lyceum, focused on the study of art subjects)liceo artistico
Borrowed from Latinlyceum, from Ancient GreekΛύκειον(Lúkeion) (the name of a gymnasium, or athletic training facility, near Athens where Aristotle established his school), from Λύκειος ("Lycian" or "wolf-killer"). Probably influenced or derived directly from Frenchlycée.