Proto-Indo-European
*deḱ-
‘to accept’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-.
78 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-, most familiar first.
- doctor ← doctour ← doctur ← doceō ← *dokeō
- document ← documentum ← doceō ← *dokeō ← *dokejō
- decent ← decēns ← decet ← *dekēt ← *dekējeti
- tail ← tæġel ← *tagl ← *taglą ← *doḱ-
- documentary ← documentaire ← document ← documentum ← doceō
- dignity ← dignyte ← dignité ← dignitās ← dignus
- doctrine ← doctrina ← doctor ← doceō ← *dokeō
- decoration ← decoratio ← decorō ← decus ← *dekos
- decor ← decet ← *dekēt ← *dekējeti ← *dḱeh₁yéti
- paradox ← paradoxe ← paradoxum ← παράδοξος ← δόξα
- decorate ← decorat ← decorātus ← decorō ← decus
- tailed ← tayled ← tayl ← tæġl ← *tagl
More words from *deḱ-
- disdain
- dogma
- indignation
- dainty
- fonda
- dogmatic
- docile
- doctrinal
- dodo
- decorum
- indignant
- décor
- indignity
- dox
- dignitary
- docent
- deign
- digne
- dogmatism
- decorous
- daintily
- doxology
- docility
- doxa
- diksha
- condign
- docetism
- docetic
- disci
- adoxography
- adoxograph
- antidocumentary
- cacodoxy
- decorable
- dedecorate
- diadochokinesis
- dignation
- diadochus
- docimastic
- doxophobia
- docetist
- documentarist
- documentarylike
- dogmatize
- doctrix
- doctrices
- dogmatizer
- docible
- docity
- doctorandus
- doctorand
- doxographer
- doxogenic
- docetistic
- docimasy
- docetically
- docetize
- endoctrine
- hangashore
- indocile
- indign
- indignatio
- indignify
- microdocumentary
- philodox
- semidocumentary
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-