Where does “document” come from?
Document comes from Middle French document, from Latin documentum, a derivative of the suffix -mentum (from -menta), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root deḱ-.
document (English): An original or official paper used as the basis,...
Definitions
- An original or official paper used as the basis,...
Ancestry of “document”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | document | — |
| 2 | Latin | documentum | lesson; instruction; warning |
| 3 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 4 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |