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Where does “educational” come from?

Educational derives from English education, from Latin educatio and its verb educo, traced to Proto-Italic eksdoukō, originally meaning to lead or bring out.

educational (English): Of, or relating to education; Instructive, or...

Definitions

  1. Of, or relating to education; Instructive, or...

Ancestry of “educational”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheducationThe process of imparting knowledge, skill and...
2Latinēducātiō—
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “educational”

  • educationally
  • psychoeducational
  • educationalist
  • noneducational
  • educationalization
  • educationalism
  • antieducational
  • countereducational
  • noneducationally
  • educationalize
  • neuroeducational
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