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Where does “dogma” come from?

dogma (Spanish) comes from Latin dogma, from Ancient Greek δόγμα, from Ancient Greek δοκέω, from Ancient Greek δέχομαι, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

dogma (Spanish): dogma

Definitions

  1. dogma

Ancestry of “dogma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindogmaA philosophic tenet, doctrine, dogma; A decree,...
2Ancient Greekδόγμαopinion, belief; decision, judgment
3Ancient GreekδοκέωTo expect, think, suppose, imagine; To seem, to...
4Ancient GreekδέχομαιTo accept, receive
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive
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