Where does “παίδευσις” come from?

παίδευσις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek παιδεύω, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

παίδευσις (Ancient Greek): education, teaching

Definitions

  1. education, teaching

Ancestry of “παίδευσις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekπαιδεύωI raise, bring up a child; I train, teach,...
2Ancient Greekπαῖςchild, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,...
3Proto-Hellenicpā́witschild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wids—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “παίδευσις”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits →