document

/ˈdɒkjəment/DO-kyuh-ment

/ˈdɑkjəmɛnt/DAH-kyuh-ment

Meaninga lesson; a proof

Common meaning: an official paper or file

docto teachLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 605 (approximate) · scan
umLatin neuter ending
entadjective ending: being or doing

Journey through time

Latindoceō, docuī, doctum‘to teach’
Frenchdocument
Englishdocument‘an official paper or file’ · today

doc also in: docile doctor doctrine

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin doceō ‘to teach’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry doceō, p. 605 · dictionary scan

Roots

doceō, docuī, doctum Latin “to teach”

Related words

docile doctor doctrine

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