English
pædant
Pædant comes from Italian pedante ‘pedantic’.
- Italianc. 1300–presentpedante‘pedantic’
- Englishearliest quotation 1657pædant
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Italianc. 1300–presentpedante‘pedantic’
- Englishearliest quotation 1657pædant
Earliest quotation: 1657, Renodæus, A Medicinal Dispensatory: “It being, by the Renowned Author’s Lucubrations, a book…”
Linked words
through Latin pedis ‘foot’
expedition, peach, dispatch, expedite, 14 more
through Italian pedante ‘pedantic’
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Italian pedante / pædant