Etymology of the French word docteur
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-Date
The earliest known usage of docteur in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
doctorCognates
Dutch
doctor, English
doctor, German
Doktor, Icelandic
doktor, Italian
dottore, Lithuanian
daktaras, Polish
doktor, Russian
дoктop, Spanish
doctor, Swedish
doktor, Yiddish
dokterUsage
Word found in Old French
