Where does “doctorishness” come from?
doctorishness (English) comes from English doctorish, from English doctor, from Middle English doctour, from Anglo-Norman doctour, from Latin doctor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.
doctorishness (English): The state or quality of being like a doctor
Definitions
- The state or quality of being like a doctor
Ancestry of “doctorishness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | doctorish | Of or pertaining to the qualities of a doctor |
| 2 | English | doctor | A physician; a member of the medical profession;... |
| 3 | Middle English | doctour | doctor |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | doctour | Alternative spelling of doctur |
| 5 | Latin | doctor | teacher, instructor; catechist |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |