【dox-, dog-】 are word-forming element
usually meaning "opinion, tenet, think"
from Greek "dokein, doxa, dogma"
[WORD ROOT]root dox
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] dox, dog, dogmat
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) dokein, doxa, dogma
[MEANING]root opinion, tenet, think
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】
- 【Greek】 dokein to appear, seem, think
- 【Greek】 doxa opinion
- 【Greek】 dogma [from dokein] (genitive dogmatos) opinion, tenet; (literally) that which one thinks is true
[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]
dogma, dogmatic, orthodox, paradox, paradoxical, paradoxically
Please see Word information in detail as follows;
dogma [noun] from dogma
【DEFINITION】 If you refer to a belief or a system of beliefs as a dogma, you disapprove of it because people are expected to accept that it is true, without questioning it.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 a settled opinion, a principle held as being firmly established,
【pl.】 dogmas dogmata
【DERIVATIVEs】 dogma, dogmatic, dogmatically, dogmaticalness, dogmatics, dogmatize
【Etymology】 [Greek] dogma [from dokein] (genitive dogmatos) opinion, tenet; (literally) that which one thinks is true
【ROOTs】 dogma(dox); opinion, tenet
dogmatic [adjective] from dogma
【DEFINITION】 If you say that someone is dogmatic, you are critical of them because they are convinced that they are right, and refuse to consider that other opinions might also be justified.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 disposed to make positive assertions without presenting arguments or evidence;
【DERIVATIVEs】 dogma, dogmatic, dogmatically, dogmaticalness, dogmatics, dogmatize
【Etymology】 [Greek] dogma [from dokein] (genitive dogmatos) opinion, tenet; (literally) that which one thinks is true
【ROOTs】 ⑴ dogmat(dox); opinion, tenet ⑵ ic; adjective suffix
orthodox [adjective] from orthodox < dogma
【DEFINITION】 Orthodox beliefs, methods, or systems are ones which are accepted or used by most people.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 what is regarded as true or correct,
【DERIVATIVEs】 orthodoxly, orthodoxness, orthodoxy, orthodox
【SYNONYM】 traditional
【ANTONYM】 unorthodox
【Etymology】 [Greek] dogma [from dokein] (genitive dogmatos) opinion, tenet; (literally) that which one thinks is true
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ortho; straight ⑵ dox; opinion, tenet
paradox [noun] from paradox
【DEFINITION】 You describe a situation as a paradox when it involves two or more facts or qualities which seem to contradict each other.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 a statement contrary to common belief or expectation
【pl.】 paradoxes
【DERIVATIVEs】 paradoxer, paradoxical, paradoxically, paradoxist, paradox
【Etymology】 [Latin] paradoxum paradox, statement seemingly absurd yet really true
【ROOTs】 ⑴ para; near, beside ⑵ dox; opinion, tenet
paradoxical [adjective] from paradox
【DEFINITION】 If something is paradoxical, it involves two facts or qualities which seem to contradict each other.
【DERIVATIVEs】 paradoxer, paradoxical, paradoxically, paradoxist, paradox
【COMPOSITION】 paradox + ical
【Etymology】 [Latin] paradoxum paradox, statement seemingly absurd yet really true
【ROOTs】 ⑴ para; near, beside ⑵ dox; opinion, tenet ⑶ ical(ic); adjective suffix
paradoxically [adverb] from paradox
【DEFINITION】 Paradoxical + ly
【DERIVATIVEs】 paradoxer, paradoxical, paradoxically, paradoxist, paradox
【COMPOSITION】 paradoxical + ly
【Etymology】 [Latin] paradoxum paradox, statement seemingly absurd yet really true
【ROOTs】 ⑴ para; near, beside ⑵ dox; opinion, tenet ⑶ ical(ic); adjective suffix ⑷ ly; adverb suffix
Other word list containing dox-, dog-; orthodoxy, heterodox, paradoxer, paradoxist, dogmatism, doxology, orthodoxness, orthodoxly, dox
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
don-
domin-
doct-
dipl-, diplo-
digit
dicat-
dic-, dict-
dent-
dens-
decor-
