Where does “dokter” come from?
dokter (Ternate) comes from Indonesian dokter, from Dutch dokter, from Dutch doctor, from Middle Dutch doctor, from Latin doctor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.
dokter (Ternate): doctor, physician
Definitions
- doctor, physician
Ancestry of “dokter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | dokter | doctor, a physician; a member of the medical... |
| 2 | Dutch | dokter | doctor |
| 3 | Dutch | doctor | doctor (person who has attained a doctorate) |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | doctor | — |
| 5 | Latin | doctor | teacher, instructor; catechist |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |