Where does “doctrine” come from?

Doctrine derives from Latin doctrina, from Latin doctor meaning "teacher," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- meaning "to take or accept."

doctrine (English): A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical...

Definitions

  1. A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical...

Ancestry of “doctrine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindoctrinateaching, instruction; doctrine; learning,...
2Latindoctorteacher, instructor; catechist
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

Words derived from “doctrine

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s