παιδαγωγός

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • originally, a slave who accompanied a child to and from school
  • teacher, tutor
  • guide, leader

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek παῖς (child, boy, grc, children, son) + Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γωγός (guide, escort, leading, guiding).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ᾰ̓γωγός

Gloss

guide, escort, leading, guiding

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji
🦮

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms