Where does “edutainment” come from?
edutainment (English) comes from English education, from Latin ēducātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
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Ancestry of “edutainment”, step by step
edutainment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English education
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | education | The process of imparting knowledge, skill and... |
| 2 | Latin | ēducātiō | the act of breeding, rearing or bringing up |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English entertainment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | entertainment | An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment,... |
| 2 | English | entertain | To amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably |
| 3 | Old French | entretenir | to support one another |
| 4 | Old French | tenir | to possess; to have; to hold |
| 5 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |