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Where does “docket” come from?

Docket comes from Middle English docket, from Middle Dutch docke, from Old English docce, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew-, meaning to pull or move.

docket (English): A summary; a brief digest; A short entry of the...

Definitions

  1. A summary; a brief digest; A short entry of the...

Ancestry of “docket”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdockAny of the genus "Rumex" of coarse weedy plants...
2Dutchdokdock
3Middle Dutchdockea doll; channel
4Italiandocciashower; drainpipe; plaster cast
5Italiandoccionespout ; gargoyle
6Latinductiō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “docket”

  • docketer
  • rocket docket
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