Etymology

education

e·du·ca·tion
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Today it means: The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment. Full definition →

Middle French éducation ← Latin ēducātiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromēducātiō“a breeding, bringing up, rearing”
  2. Middle French · borrowed froméducation
  3. English todayeducation

Borrowed from Middle French éducation, from Latin ēducātiō (“a breeding, bringing up, rearing”), from ēducō (“to educate, train”), from ēdūcō (“to lead forth, to take out; to raise up, to erect”). See educate. Morphologically educate + -ion.

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