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Where does “διδάσκαλος” come from?

διδάσκαλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek διδάσκω, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

διδάσκαλος (Ancient Greek): teacher, master, director

Definitions

  1. teacher, master, director

Ancestry of “διδάσκαλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekδιδάσκωI teach, instruct, train
2Ancient Greek-σκωPrimitive suffix used to form present-tense...
3Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

Words derived from “διδάσκαλος”

  • didascalie
  • didascalia
  • didascalie
  • αλληλοδιδασκαλία
  • δάσκαλος
  • διδασκαλία
  • διδασκαλία
  • dascăl
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