ENGLISH ROOT WORD: doct- from Latin docere, decere, doctus

 

 

 

 

【doct-】 is word-forming element
usually meaning "teach"

from Latin "docere, decere, doctus"
from PIE *dek- "to take, accept"

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[WORD ROOT]root doct
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] doct, doci, docu, doctr
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) docere, decere, doctus
[MEANING]root teach

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【Latin】 docere causative of decere; to show, teach, cause to know
• 【Latin】 doctus Perfect passive participle of doceo/docere] having been taught, instructed, trained, learned, skilled
• 【Latin】 decere be seemly, fitting

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

docile, doct, doctor, doctrinal, doctrine, document, documentary, documentation, indocile

 

Please see Word information in detail as follows;

docile [adjective] from docile < doct
【DEFINITION】 A person or animal that is docile is quiet, not aggressive, and easily controlled.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 easily taught, quick to learn,
【DERIVATIVEs】 docilely, docility, docile
【ROOTs】 ⑴ doci(doct); teach ⑵ ile; adjective suffix

doct [combining form] from doct
【DEFINITION】 to show, teach, cause to know
【Etymology】 [Latin] docere causative of decere; to show, teach, cause to know
【ROOTs】 doct; teach

doctor [noun] from doctor < doct
【DEFINITION】 A doctor is someone who is qualified in medicine and treats people who are ill.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 Church father
【pl.】 doctors
【DERIVATIVEs】 doctoral, doctorhood, doctorial, doctorless, doctorship, doctor
【 Full ☞ Dr】
【ROOTs】 ⑴ doct; teach ⑵ or; noun suffix

doctrinal [adjective] from doctrine < doct
【DEFINITION】 Doctrinal means relating to doctrines.
【DERIVATIVEs】 doctrinal, doctrinality, doctrinally, doctrinism, doctrinist, doctrine
【ROOTs】 ⑴ doctr(doct); teach ⑵ in(ine); adjective suffix ⑶ al; adjective suffix

doctrine [noun] from doctrine < doct
【DEFINITION】 A doctrine is a set of principles or beliefs, especially religious ones.
【pl.】 doctrines
【DERIVATIVEs】 doctrinal, doctrinality, doctrinally, doctrinism, doctrinist, doctrine
【ROOTs】 ⑴ doctr(doct); teach ⑵ ine; adjective suffix

document [noun] from document < doct
【DEFINITION】 A document is one or more official pieces of paper with writing on them.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 a doctrine;
【pl.】 documents
【DERIVATIVEs】 document, documentable, documentarily, documentary, documentation, documenter
【ROOTs】 ⑴ docu(doct); teach ⑵ ment; noun suffix

documentary [noun] from document < doct
【DEFINITION】 A documentary is a television or radio programme, or a film, which shows real events or provides information about a particular subject.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 pertaining to or derived from documents
【pl.】 documentaries
【DERIVATIVEs】 document, documentable, documentarily, documentary, documentation, documenter
【COMPOSITION】 document + ary
【ROOTs】 ⑴ docu(doct); teach ⑵ ment; noun suffix ⑶ ary; noun suffix

documentation [noun] from document < doct
【DEFINITION】 Documentation consists of documents which provide proof or evidence of something, or are a record of something.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 admonition, instruction, teaching,
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【DERIVATIVEs】 document, documentable, documentary, documentation, documenter
【ROOTs】 ⑴ docu(doct); teach ⑵ ment; noun suffix ⑶ ation(ion); noun suffix

indocile [adjective] from docile < doct
【DEFINITION】 difficult to discipline or instruct
【COMPOSITION】 in + docile
【ROOTs】 ⑴ in; not ⑵ doci(doct); teach ⑶ ile; adjective suffix

 

 

 

Other word list containing doct-; doctorhood, doctorship, doctorless, doctoral, doctorial, indoctrinate, indoctrination

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

dipl-, diplo-
digit
dicat-
dic-, dict-
dent-
dens-
decor-
demo-
deb-
dat-

 

 

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