Where does “pedantess” come from?
pedantess (English) comes from English pedant, from Middle French pedant, from Italian pedante, from Ancient Greek παιδεία, from Ancient Greek παιδεύω, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids — few, little; smallness.
Ancestry of “pedantess”, step by step
pedantess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pedant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pedant | A teacher or schoolmaster; A person who... |
| 2 | Middle French | pedant | teacher; tutor; educator; pedant |
| 3 | Italian | pedante | pedantic; schoolmaster; teacher |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παιδεία | upbringing; training, education; youth, childhood |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παιδεύω | I raise, bring up a child; I train, teach,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παῖς | child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pā́wits | child |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wids | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |