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Where does “didascalicus” come from?

didascalicus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek διδασκαλικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

didascalicus (Latin): didactic

Definitions

  1. didactic

Ancestry of “didascalicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδιδασκαλικόςof or for teaching
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “didascalicus”

  • didascalic
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