Etymology

coeducation

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Today it means: the education of male and female students in the same institution Full definition →

English education ← Latin ēducātiō ← Proto-Italic *doukō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  10. Proto-Italic*eks
  11. Latinex
  12. Latinex-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  15. Proto-Italic*doukō
  16. Latindūcō
  17. Latindux
  18. Latinēducō
  19. Latinēducātiō
  20. Englisheducation
  21. English todaycoeducation

From co- + education.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.