Where does “dogma” come from?

dogma (Hungarian) comes from Ancient Greek δόγμα, from Ancient Greek δοκέω, from Ancient Greek δέχομαι, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

dogma (Hungarian): dogma an authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true and indisputable, regardless of evidence or without evidence to support it

Definitions

  1. dogma an authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true and indisputable, regardless of evidence or without evidence to support it

Ancestry of “dogma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδόγμαopinion, belief; decision, judgment
2Ancient GreekδοκέωTo expect, think, suppose, imagine; To seem, to...
3Ancient GreekδέχομαιTo accept, receive
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “dogma

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ-Every word from Ancient Greek δέχομαιEvery word from Ancient Greek δοκέω