Etymology

archididascalos

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Ancient Greek ἀρχιδιδάσκαλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἀρχιδιδάσκαλος“chief teacher”
  2. English todayarchididascalos

From Ancient Greek ἀρχιδιδάσκαλος (arkhididáskalos, “chief teacher”), first used by Palladius of Galatia (5th century CE), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief, arch-”) + διδάσκαλος (didáskalos, “teacher”).

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