Where does “dogmatic” come from?
dogmatic (Romanian) comes from French dogmatique, from Latin dogmaticus, from Ancient Greek δογματικός, from Ancient Greek δόγμα, from Ancient Greek δοκέω, from Ancient Greek δέχομαι, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.
dogmatic (Romanian): dogmatic
Ancestry of “dogmatic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | dogmatique | dogmatic; person who is dogmatic |
| 2 | Latin | dogmaticus | dogmatic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δογματικός | dogmatic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δόγμα | opinion, belief; decision, judgment |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δοκέω | To expect, think, suppose, imagine; To seem, to... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δέχομαι | To accept, receive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |