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Where does “educatee” come from?

educatee (English) comes from English educate, from Latin educatus, from Latin ēducō, from Latin dux, from Latin dūcō, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

educatee (English): Someone who is being educated

Definitions

  1. Someone who is being educated

Ancestry of “educatee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englisheducateto instruct or train
2Latineducatusbrought up, having been brought up, reared,...
3Latinēducō—
4Latinduxleader, head; commander, general, captain;...
5Latindūcō—
6Proto-Italicdoukōlead
7Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
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