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Etymology of the English word pedagogy

the English word pedagogy
derived from the Old French word pédagogie
derived from the Greek word paidagogia, παιδαγωγία
derived from the Greek word paidagogos, παιδαγωγός (a boy-leader; a servant whose office it was to take the children to school; (by implication, a tutor ('paedagogue')))

Derivations in English

pedagogics, pedagogism

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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