pedagogue

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαιδαγωγός
2. Latin · derived frompaedagōgus
3. Middle French · derived frompedagogue
4. Middle English · inherited frompedagoge
5. English todaypedagogue

From Middle English pedagoge, from Middle French pedagogue, from Latin paedagōgus, from Ancient Greek παιδαγωγός (paidagōgós), from παῖς (paîs, “child”) + ἀγωγός (agōgós, “guide”) (from ἄγω (ágō, “lead”)). By surface analysis, ped- (“child”) + -agogue.