Etymology of the Latin word doctor
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-Derivations in Latin
doctrina,
doctrix,
doctoratus,
doctoralisDerivations in other languages
French
docteur, French
doctoral, French
doctor, Italian
dottore, Portuguese
doutor, Spanish
doctor
