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Where does “dóḱs(e)h₂” come from?

dóḱs(e)h₂ (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

Ancestry of “dóḱs(e)h₂”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “dóḱs(e)h₂”

  • orthodox
  • paradox
  • orthodoxy
  • paradoxical
  • paradoxically
  • unorthodox
  • heterodox
  • doxology
  • unorthodoxy
  • paradoxicality
  • ultraorthodox
  • paradoxal
  • nonorthodox
  • orthodoxly
  • paradoxism
  • paradoxer
  • paradoxist
  • nonparadoxical
  • orthodoxal
  • paradoxography
  • unparadoxical
  • unorthodoxly
  • paradoxographical
  • orthodoxia
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