Where does “pedantka” come from?
pedantka (Polish) comes from Polish pedant, 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.
Ancestry of “pedantka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | pedant | clean freak, neat freak, out-and-outer, pedant, prig, stickler |
| 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 |