Where does “Webagogy” come from?
Webagogy (English) comes from English pedagogy, from Middle French pédagogie, from Ancient Greek παιδαγωγία, from Ancient Greek παιδαγωγός, from Ancient Greek ἀγωγός, from Ancient Greek ἄγω, from Proto-Hellenic ágō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti — to drive.
Webagogy (English): Learning by means of the material available on the World Wide Web
Definitions
- Learning by means of the material available on the World Wide Web
Ancestry of “Webagogy”, step by step
Webagogy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pedagogy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pedagogy | The profession of teaching; The activities of... |
| 2 | Middle French | pédagogie | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παιδαγωγία | the act of guiding, attending; teaching;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παιδαγωγός | originally, a slave who accompanied a child to... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀγωγός | leading, guiding; guide, escort; leading to |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄγω | to lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ágō | to lead, to guide |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via English Web
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Web | The World Wide Web |
| 2 | Middle English | webbe | Weaved fabric; fabric manufactured by weaving; A... |
| 3 | Old English | webba | weaver |
| 4 | Old English | -a | Ending forming adverbs; nominative masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ō | Creates feminine nouns from roots and stems |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |