Where does “educate” come from?
educate (Italian) comes from Italian educare, from Latin ēducō, from Latin dux, from Latin dūcō, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
educate (Italian): feminine plural of educato; second-person plural...
Definitions
- feminine plural of educato; second-person plural...
Ancestry of “educate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | educare | to bring up, to train, to teach; to educate |
| 2 | Latin | ēducō | — |
| 3 | Latin | dux | leader, head; commander, general, captain;... |
| 4 | Latin | dūcō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |