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Where does “ammattipedagogi” come from?

ammattipedagogi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pedagogi, from Latin paedagōgus, from Ancient Greek παιδαγωγός, from Ancient Greek ἀγωγός, from Ancient Greek ἄγω, from Proto-Hellenic ágō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ammattipedagogi (Finnish): professional pedagogue

Definitions

  1. professional pedagogue

Ancestry of “ammattipedagogi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpedagogipedagogue
2Latinpaedagōgus—
3Ancient Greekπαιδαγωγόςoriginally, a slave who accompanied a child to...
4Ancient Greekἀγωγόςleading, guiding; guide, escort; leading to
5Ancient GreekἄγωTo lead, fetch, bring along , take with; To carry...
6Proto-Hellenicágōto lead, to guide
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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