“与儿童教师相关的”，1781年，源自拉丁语 paedagogicus，又来自希腊语 paidagōgikos，意为“适合教师的”，源自 paidagōgos，即“儿童教师”（参见 pedagogue）。早在1755年，这个词就被用来指代印刷希伯来语和希腊语字母时使用的符号。
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]
最后，我们注意到，希伯来语作为一种神圣语言，主要由神职人员学习，他们在神学著作中常常使用这些符号；尽管普通希伯来语和希腊语通常理解并且很频繁地印刷时不使用符号或重音。但人们希望有一天这些教学符号会消失，因为他们喜欢看到整洁的文字，摆脱一切对其本来美的干扰。[约翰·史密斯，《印刷语法》，伦敦，1755年]
