Etymology of the English word documentary
the English word
documentaryderived from 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-using the English suffix
-aryderived from the Old French suffix
-ariederived from the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
Derivations in English
docu-soap,
docudrama,
documentarian,
docutainment,
rockumentaryUsage
Word found in Modern English
