Where does “παιδεία” come from?

παιδεία (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek παιδείᾱ, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

παιδεία (Greek): education; learning, culture

Definitions

  1. education; learning, culture

Ancestry of “παιδεία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαιδείᾱrearing of a child, education; child-rearing,...
2Ancient Greekπαῖςchild, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,...
3Proto-Hellenicpā́witschild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wids—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits →