Where does “docibleness” come from?
docibleness (English) comes from English docible, from Latin docibilis, from Latin docere, from Proto-Italic dokeō, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.
docibleness (English): Teachableness; docility
Definitions
- Teachableness; docility
Ancestry of “docibleness”, step by step
docibleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English docible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | docible | Easily taught or managed; teachable |
| 2 | Latin | docibilis | teachable |
| 3 | Latin | docere | inflection of doceō: ## present active... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | dokeō | tell, inform; teach, instruct |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |