Where does “documentum” come from?

documentum (Latin) comes from Latin docere, from Proto-Italic dokeō, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

documentum (Latin): lesson; instruction; warning

Definitions

  1. lesson; instruction; warning

Ancestry of “documentum”, step by step

documentum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin docere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindocereinflection of doceō: ## present active...
2Proto-Italicdokeōtell, inform; teach, instruct
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

via Latin doceō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindoceōto inform

Words derived from “documentum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →