Where does “pedanteria” come from?
pedanteria (Italian) comes from French pédanterie, from French pédant, from Italian pedante, from Ancient Greek παιδεία, from Ancient Greek παιδεύω, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids — few, little; smallness.
pedanteria (Italian): pedantry, fastidiousness
Definitions
- pedantry, fastidiousness
Ancestry of “pedanteria”, step by step
pedanteria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French pédanterie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pédanterie | pedantry |
| 2 | French | pédant | schoolmaster; pedant; pretentious person;... |
| 3 | Italian | pedante | pedantic; schoolmaster; teacher |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παιδεία | upbringing; training, education; youth, childhood |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παιδεύω | I raise, bring up a child; I train, teach,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παῖς | child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pā́wits | child |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wids | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |
via Spanish pedante
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | pedante | pedantic; pedant |