Where does “pedantyzm” come from?
pedantyzm (Silesian) comes from Polish pedantyzm, from French pédantisme, from French pédant, from Italian pedante, from Ancient Greek παιδεία, from Ancient Greek παιδεύω, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits — few, little; smallness.
pedantyzm (Silesian): pedantry
Definitions
- pedantry
Ancestry of “pedantyzm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | pedantyzm | pedantry |
| 2 | French | pédantisme | pedantry; pretentiousness |
| 3 | French | pédant | schoolmaster; pedant; pretentious person;... |
| 4 | Italian | pedante | pedantic; schoolmaster; teacher |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παιδεία | upbringing; training, education; youth, childhood |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παιδεύω | I raise, bring up a child; I train, teach,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παῖς | child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | pā́wits | child |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wids | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |