Where does “εκπαιδεύω” come from?
εκπαιδεύω (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐκπαιδεύω, from Ancient Greek παιδεύω, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.
εκπαιδεύω (Greek): educate, train
Definitions
- educate, train
Ancestry of “εκπαιδεύω”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἐκπαιδεύω | to bring up from childhood |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παιδεύω | I raise, bring up a child; I train, teach,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παῖς | child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | pā́wits | child |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wids | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |