Where does “ἀρχιδιδάσκαλος” come from?
ἀρχιδιδάσκαλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek διδάσκαλος, from Ancient Greek διδάσκω, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
Ancestry of “ἀρχιδιδάσκαλος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | διδάσκαλος | teacher, master, director |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | διδάσκω | I teach, instruct, train |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σκω | Primitive suffix used to form present-tense... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -sḱéti | Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs... |