Where does “semidoct” come from?

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

semidoct (Romanian): showing mediocre scholarship

Definitions

  1. showing mediocre scholarship

Ancestry of “semidoct”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandoctlearned
2Frenchdoctelearned
3Latindoctushaving been taught, instructed, trained; having...
4Latindoceōto inform
5Proto-Italicdokeōtell, inform; teach, instruct
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “semidoct”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic dokeō →Every word from Latin doceō →