Vol. 09 · Loanwords ·greek ·1400s
Pedagogue
from παιδαγωγός (paidagōgos)
- Meaning
- A child-leader — the slave who walked Greek children to school.
- Source word
- παιδαγωγός (paidagōgos)
- Route into English
- Greek household role → English educational vocabulary; modern use is often pejorative ("pedantic teacher").
- Arrived
- 1400s
English borrows.
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