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Where does “δάσκαλος” come from?

δάσκαλος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek διδάσκαλος, from Ancient Greek διδάσκω, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

δάσκαλος (Greek): teacher; instructor; great artist

Definitions

  1. teacher; instructor; great artist

Ancestry of “δάσκαλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδιδάσκαλοςteacher, master, director
2Ancient GreekδιδάσκωI teach, instruct, train
3Ancient Greek-σκωPrimitive suffix used to form present-tense...
4Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

Words derived from “δάσκαλος”

  • dascăl
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