Etymology of the English word doctor
the English word
doctorderived from the Old French word
docteurderived from the Latin word
doctor (teacher; instructor; trainer)
derived from the Latin word
doctumderived from the Latin word
docere (teach, show, point out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dek-derived from the Latin word
docsderived from the Latin word
docere (teach, show, point out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dek-derived from the French word
doctorderived from the Latin word
doctor (teacher; instructor; trainer)
derived from the Latin word
doctumderived from the Latin word
docere (teach, show, point out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dek-derived from the Latin word
docsderived from the Latin word
docere (teach, show, point out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dek-Date
The earliest known usage of doctor in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
paradoctor,
doc,
doctored,
doctoringCognates
Dutch
doctor, French
docteur, German
Doktor, Icelandic
doktor, Italian
dottore, Lithuanian
daktaras, Polish
doktor, Russian
дoктop, Spanish
doctor, Swedish
doktor, Yiddish
dokterUsage
Word found in Modern English
