English
doctrinal
Doctrinal comes from French doctrinal.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentdoctrinal
- Englishearliest quotation 1531same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentdoctrinal
- Englishearliest quotation 1531same form
Earliest quotation: 1531, Thomas Elyot, The Boke Named the Governour […]: “The Doctrinal of Princes”.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- ‘to take’
decent, tail, dignity, decoration, decor, paradox, disdain, dogma, fonda, dainty, indignation, décor, indignant, dignitary, deign, digne, 54 more
through Proto-Italic *dokeō ‘to cause to perceive’
through Latin doceō ‘to teach or instruct’
document, dodo, docile, dox, docent, 17 more
through Latin doctor ‘teacher’
Today it means
adj Of, relating to, involving, belonging to or concerning a doctrine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French doctrinal / doctrinal