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pedagogy
Pedagogy comes from Middle French pédagogie, from Ancient Greek παιδαγωγία ‘teaching’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- ‘few, little’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peh₂w-‘few, little’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pā́wits‘child’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπαῖςpaîs‘child’next step skipped: Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γω
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓γωγόςăgōgós‘leading’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαιδαγωγός‘teacher, leader’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαιδαγωγίαpaidagōgía‘teaching’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600pédagogie
- Englishearliest quotation 2018pedagogy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peh₂w-‘few, little’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pā́wits‘child’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπαῖςpaîs‘child’next step skipped: Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γω
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓γωγόςăgōgós‘leading’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαιδαγωγός‘teacher, leader’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαιδαγωγίαpaidagōgía‘teaching’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600pédagogie
- Englishearliest quotation 2018pedagogy
Earliest quotation: 2018, Clarence Green, James Lambert: “A resource that profiles the important language of secondary…”
Equivalent to pedo- ‘child’ + -agogy
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- ‘few, little’
few, poor, fewer, pose, pause, puppy, pupil, puppet, pave, filly, menopausal, paucity, pupa, puerile, posada, 31 more
through Ancient Greek παῖς ‘child’
Today it means
noun The profession of teaching.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- / pedagogy