Where does “dotsent” come from?

dotsent (Crimean Tatar) comes from Russian доце́нт, from German Dozent, from Latin docēns, from Latin doceō, from Proto-Italic dokeō, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

dotsent (Crimean Tatar): docent

Definitions

  1. docent

Ancestry of “dotsent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдоце́нтdocent, reader, associate professor
2GermanDozentlecturer, instructor
3Latindocēnsteaching, instructing
4Latindoceōto inform
5Proto-Italicdokeōtell, inform; teach, instruct
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic dokeō →Every word from Latin doceō →