English
educate
Educate comes from Latin ēducātus ‘educated, having been educated, trained,…’, from ēducō ‘bring up’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull, to draw’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewk-‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déwkti‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*doukō‘to lead’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdūcō‘to lead, guide, conduct, lead away’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdux‘leader, head’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēducō‘bring up’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēducātus‘educated, having been educated, trained, having been trained’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500educat‘educated’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500educaten
- Englishtodayeducate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewk-‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déwkti‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*doukō‘to lead’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdūcō‘to lead, guide, conduct, lead away’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdux‘leader, head’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēducō‘bring up’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēducātus‘educated, having been educated, trained, having been trained’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500educat‘educated’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500educaten
- Englishtodayeducate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull, to draw’
team, touch, tie, toy, introduce, tow, tying, tug, duchess, tighten, tuck, herzog, taut, tether, untie, tew, induct, teem, 95 more
through Proto-Indo-European *déwkti ‘to pull, to draw’
unproductive, productively, abductor, preproduction, 94 more
through Proto-Italic *doukō ‘to lead’
producer, productive, productivity, reproduction, conductor, reproduce, deduction, seduction, byproduct, conduction, inductive, subduction, deduct, transduction, abduct, reductive, overproduction, ductile, inductor, adductor, adduct, 98 more
through Latin dūcō ‘to lead, guide, conduct, lead away’
production, product, produce, introduction, conduct, reduce, reduction, dolphin, conn, induction, douche, induce, duct, conducive, subdue, cond, seduce, transducer, redux, redoubt, duc, dukedom, 119 more
through Latin dux ‘leader, head’
Today it means
verb To instruct or train.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dewk- / educate