Where does “doctoratus” come from?

doctoratus (Latin) comes from Latin doctoro, from Latin doctor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

doctoratus (Latin): doctorate, the degree of a doctor

Definitions

  1. doctorate, the degree of a doctor

Ancestry of “doctoratus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindoctoroI award a doctorate; I attain a doctorate
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 “doctoratus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -torEvery word from Latin doctor
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