"與兒童教師有關的"，1781年，源自拉丁語 paedagogicus，來自希臘語 paidagōgikos "適合教師使用"，來自 paidagōgos "兒童教師"（參見 pedagogue）。早在1755年，該詞曾指印刷希伯來字母和希臘字母時使用的符號。
Lastly, we observe, that Hebrew being a Sacred language, is chiefly studied by Divines, who often make use of Points in Theological writings; tho' plain Hebrew as well as Greek, are understood and very frequently printed without Points or Accents. But that the use of such Pedagogic Symbols will one time cease, is the hope of all that delight in beholding neat Letter disrobed of all intruders upon its native beauty. [John Smith, "The Printer's Grammar," London, 1755]
最後，我們注意到，希伯來語是一種神聖的語言，主要由神學家研究，他們經常在神學著作中使用符號； 儘管簡單的希伯來語和希臘語可以理解並且經常在沒有符號或重音的情況下印刷。但是，所有喜歡看到整潔字母的人都希望這種教育符號的使用有一天會停止，以便字母展現其本來的美麗。[約翰·史密斯，《印刷工的語法》，倫敦，1755年]
