Where does “dox” come from?
dox (Portuguese) comes from English dox, from English docs, from English documents, from English document, from Middle French document, from Latin documentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
dox (Portuguese): dox; doxxing
Definitions
- dox; doxxing
Ancestry of “dox”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dox | Documents, especially information sought by... |
| 2 | English | docs | plural of doc |
| 3 | English | documents | plural of document; Third-person singular simple... |
| 4 | English | document | An original or official paper used as the basis,... |
| 5 | Middle French | document | — |
| 6 | Latin | documentum | lesson; instruction; warning |
| 7 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 8 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |