myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of doctor

Etymology of the Spanish word doctor

the Spanish word doctor

derived from the Latin word doctor (teacher; instructor; trainer)

derived from the Latin word doctum

derived from the Latin word docere (teach, show, point out)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dek-

derived from the Latin word docs

derived from the Latin word docere (teach, show, point out)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dek-

Dutch doctor, English doctor, French docteur, German Doktor, Icelandic doktor, Italian dottore, Lithuanian daktaras, Polish doktor, Russian дoктop, Swedish doktor, Yiddish dokter