school-record

The compound 'school-record' logically combines two nouns of distinct but complementary origins. The first element, 'school', traces back to the Greek concept of skholḗ, which originally denoted leisure time for intellectual discussion, later evolving through Latin to signify a place of instruction. The second element, 'record', originates from the Latin recordārī, meaning to remember, itself built on the idea of bringing something back (re-) to the heart or mind (cor). When combined, these morphemes create a term whose literal sense is "a memory or account from a place of learning." This perfectly encapsulates the modern abstract meaning: an official document that remembers and reports a student's academic history within an educational institution.

Structure: school (educational institution) + record (documented account) - school: From Old English scōl, from Latin schola, from Greek skholḗ (leisure, lecture, school). Functions as a noun, specifying the type or origin of the record. - record: From Old French recorder, from Latin recordārī (to remember, call to mind), from re- (again) + cor (heart, mind). Functions as a noun, specifying the thing that is documented.