Where does “orthopédagogue” come from?

orthopédagogue (French) comes from French pédagogue, 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.

orthopédagogue (French): a remedial teacher

Definitions

  1. a remedial teacher

Ancestry of “orthopédagogue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpédagoguepedagogue; educator
2Latinpaedagōguspedagogue, governor
3Ancient Greekπαιδαγωγόςoriginally, a slave who accompanied a child to...
4Ancient Greekἀγωγόςleading, guiding; guide, escort; leading to
5Ancient Greekἄγωto lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with
6Proto-Hellenicágōto lead, to guide
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ágō