Etymology of the English word document
the English word
documentderived from the Latin word
documentum (lesson, instruction; warning)
derived from the Latin word
docere (teach, show, point out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dek-Date
The earliest known usage of document in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
documentary,
documentationCognates
Dutch
document, French
document, German
Dokument, Italian
documento, Latin
documentum, Lithuanian
dokumentas, Norwegian
dokument, Polish
dokument, Russian
дoкyмент, Spanish
documento, Swedish
dokumentUsage
Word found in Modern English
