Etymology of the English word didactic
the English word
didacticderived from the Greek word
didaktikos, διδακτικός (instructive ('didactic'))
derived from the Greek word
didaktos, διδακτός (instructed, or communicated by teaching)
derived from the Greek word
didaskein, διδάσκω
Date
The earliest known usage of didactic in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
didactCognates
Dutch
didactisch, French
didactique, German
Didaktik, German
didaktisch, Lithuanian
didaktika, Norwegian
didaktisk, Russian
дидaктика, Swedish
didaktiskUsage
Word found in Modern English
