Where does “doct” come from?

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

doct (Romanian): learned

Definitions

  1. learned

Ancestry of “doct”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdoctelearned
2Latindoctushaving been taught, instructed, trained; having...
3Latindoceōto inform
4Proto-Italicdokeōtell, inform; teach, instruct
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “doct

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ-Every word from Proto-Italic dokeōEvery word from Latin doceō
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