| 【doct-】 is word-forming element usually meaning "teach" from Latin "docere, decere, doctus" from PIE *dek- "to take, accept" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "doct-"]
doctor ****[538] A doctor is someone who is qualified in medicine and treats people who are ill.
doctrine **[4099] A doctrine is a set of principles or beliefs, especially religious ones.
document ****[1311] A document is one or more official pieces of paper with writing on them.
documentary ***[2633] A documentary is a television or radio programme, or a film, which shows real events or provides information about a particular subject.
[WORD ROOT]root doct
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] doct, doci, docu, doctr
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) docere, decere, doctus
[MEANING]root teach
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 docere causative of decere; to show, teach, cause to know
- 【Latin】 doctus Perfect passive participle of doceo/docere] having been taught, instructed, trained, learned, skilled
- 【Latin】 decere be seemly, fitting
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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doctor ★★★★[538] noun from doctor 〈 doct
【DEFINITION】 A doctor is someone who is qualified in medicine and treats people who are ill.
【pl.】 doctors 소유격; doctor's
【 Full ☞ Dr】
【ROOTs】 ⑴ doct; teach ⑵ or; noun suffix
【First Known Meaning】 Church father
【DERIVATIVEs】 doctoral, doctorhood, doctorial, doctorless, doctorship, doctor
doctrine ★★[4099] noun from doctrine 〈 doct
【DEFINITION】 A doctrine is a set of principles or beliefs, especially religious ones.
【pl.】 doctrines
【ROOTs】 ⑴ doctr(doct); teach ⑵ ine; adjective suffix
【DERIVATIVEs】 doctrinal, doctrinality, doctrinally, doctrinism, doctrinist, doctrine
document ★★★★[1311] noun from document 〈 doct
【DEFINITION】 A document is one or more official pieces of paper with writing on them.
【pl.】 documents
【ROOTs】 ⑴ docu(doct); teach ⑵ ment; noun suffix
【First Known Meaning】 a doctrine;
【DERIVATIVEs】 document, documentable, documentarily, documentary, documentation, documenter
documentary ★★★[2633] noun from document 〈 doct
【DEFINITION】 A documentary is a television or radio programme, or a film, which shows real events or provides information about a particular subject.
【pl.】 documentaries
【COMPOSITION】 document + ary
【ROOTs】 ⑴ docu(doct); teach ⑵ ment; noun suffix ⑶ ary; noun suffix
【First Known Meaning】 pertaining to or derived from documents
【DERIVATIVEs】 document, documentable, documentarily, documentary, documentation, documenter
Other words containing "doct-"; docile, doct, doctoral, doctorhood, doctorial, doctorless, doctorship, doctrinal, documentation, indocile, indoctrinate, indoctrination
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
do, deed
disk
direct
dicat-
dic-, dict-
demo-
decor-
deb-
dead
day
