Nicolò Vignatavan - Una nuova definizione etimologica di insegnamento: "Ex-in-segnamento"
A new etymological definition of teaching Nicolò Vignatavan Teaching has been, is and always will be a key element for society in every historical epoch and latitude since each sector from which it is composed lays the foundations of literacy, education and culture. If the role of a teacher is well known because most have known their teachers since elementary school, the etymology of the word "teaching" is not evident to most people. This word derives from the Latin IN-SIGNUM: "IN" is the prefix indicating movement of place, direction, projection and vector grammatically, otherwise expressed as "from -> to". "SIGNUM" is a noun of the second declension in the accusative and indicates a sign or signal, and the code conveying the knowledge to be directed. From this definition it is evident that teaching is the practice in which a teacher or possessor of knowledge transmits this knowledge to the devoid students who receive it. ...