pedagogic

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1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαιδαγωγικός
2. Latin · derived frompaedagōgicus
3. French · derived frompédagogique
4. English todaypedagogic

First attested in 1781. From French pédagogique, from Latin paedagōgicus, pēdagōgicus, from Ancient Greek παιδαγωγικός (paidagōgikós), from παιδαγωγός (paidagōgós, “teacher, tutor”), from παῖς (paîs, “child”) + ἄγω (ágō, “to lead”).