Where does “semidocție” come from?

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

semidocție (Romanian): mediocre scholarship

Definitions

  1. mediocre scholarship

Ancestry of “semidocție”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansemidoctshowing mediocre scholarship
2Romaniandoctlearned
3Frenchdoctelearned
4Latindoctushaving been taught, instructed, trained; having...
5Latindoceōto inform
6Proto-Italicdokeōtell, inform; teach, instruct
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic dokeō →Every word from Latin doceō →