Grammatikos
Grammatikos (Greek: γραμματικός) is a term meaning “teacher of letters” or “grammar,” and in ancient and medieval contexts it designated a teacher or scholar who specialized in grammar and language study. The word derives from Greek grammátikos, from gram(ma) “letter” with the suffix -ikos.
In classical Greece and the Hellenistic world, a grammatikos referred to an instructor of reading, writing,
In the Roman world, the Latin equivalent grammaticus became the standard title for a teacher of grammar.
In Byzantium and medieval Europe, grammatici continued as recognized teachers of grammar, teaching Latin and, at
Today, grammatikos is mainly used in scholarly discussions as the Greek source of the term grammaticus, reflecting