academy – Came from Akademos, the man or demigod for whom Plato’s garden, where he taught, was named. More…
pedagogue – A Roman slave who took children to school and on outings, but also taught them—from Greek ped, “child,” and agein, “to lead.” More…
recant – Can mean “sing again”; its usual meaning stresses the withdrawing or denying of something professed or taught. More…
doctor, physician – Doctor is derived from Latin doctus, “having been taught; learned,” from docere, “to teach”; physician comes from Latin physica, “natural science; physics.” More…