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Where does “eduka” come from?

eduka (Maltese) 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.

eduka (Maltese): to educate

Definitions

  1. to educate

Ancestry of “eduka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianeducareto bring up, to train, to teach; to educate
2Latinēducō—
3Latinduxleader, head; commander, general, captain;...
4Latindūcō—
5Proto-Italicdoukōlead
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
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