Where does “semidoctus” come from?

semidoctus (Latin) comes from Latin doctus, from Latin doceō, from Proto-Italic dokeō, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

semidoctus (Latin): half-taught, half-trained, half-practised

Definitions

  1. half-taught, half-trained, half-practised

Ancestry of “semidoctus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindoctushaving been taught, instructed, trained; having...
2Latindoceōto inform
3Proto-Italicdokeōtell, inform; teach, instruct
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic dokeō →Every word from Latin doceō →