Where does “doctrinally” come from?
Doctrinally derives from English doctrinal, from French doctrinal, from French doctrine, from Latin doctrina meaning teaching or learning, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to teach.
doctrinally (English): In a doctrinal manner; in terms of doctrine
Definitions
- In a doctrinal manner; in terms of doctrine
Ancestry of “doctrinally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | doctrinal | Of, relating to, involving, belonging to or... |
| 2 | French | doctrinal | doctrinal |
| 3 | French | doctrine | doctrine |
| 4 | Latin | doctrina | teaching, instruction; doctrine; learning,... |
| 5 | Latin | doctor | teacher, instructor; catechist |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |