Where does “doctorsgraad” come from?

doctorsgraad (Dutch) comes from Dutch doctor, from Middle Dutch doctor, from Latin doctor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

doctorsgraad (Dutch): doctorate

Definitions

  1. doctorate

Ancestry of “doctorsgraad”, step by step

doctorsgraad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch doctor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdoctordoctor (person who has attained a doctorate)
2Middle Dutchdoctor—
3Latindoctorteacher, instructor; catechist
4Latin-tor-er
5Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
7Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

via Dutch graad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgraaddegree; degree of angle
2Middle Dutchgraet—
3Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
4Proto-Italicgraðus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →