Where does “eduki” come from?
eduki (Esperanto) 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.
eduki (Esperanto): to educate
Definitions
- to educate
Ancestry of “eduki”, step by step
eduki traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English educate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | educate | to instruct or train |
| 2 | Latin | educatus | brought up, having been brought up, reared,... |
| 3 | Latin | ēducō | to lead, draw or take out, forth or away |
| 4 | Latin | dux | leader, head; commander, general, captain;... |
| 5 | Latin | dūcō | to lead, guide, conduct, lead away |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
via Italian educare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | educare | to bring up, to train, to teach; to educate |
via French éduquer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | éduquer | to educate |