education
/ˌɛd͡ʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃn̩/ · noun
Meaning
- The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.
- Facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, especially through formal instruction.
- Upbringing, rearing.
Etymology / origin
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.
- ēducātiō(la)→
- éducation(frm)→
- *dewk-(ine-pro)→
- education (English)
- Relations: root, bor, der
Related words
Descendant words
- edukesen(Tok Pisin) (inh)
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