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doctrine
Doctrine comes from Latin doctrina ‘teaching, instruction, learning, knowledge’, from Proto-Italic *dokeō ‘to cause to perceive’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- ‘to take’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deḱ-‘to take’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*doḱ-éye-tireconstructedcausative of *deḱ-
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dokejōreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*dokeō‘to cause to perceive’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdoceōas docere‘to teach’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdoctor‘a teacher’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdoctrina‘teaching, instruction, learning, knowledge’
- Englishearliest quotation 1560doctrine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deḱ-‘to take’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*doḱ-éye-tireconstructedcausative of *deḱ-
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dokejōreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*dokeō‘to cause to perceive’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdoceōas docere‘to teach’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdoctor‘a teacher’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdoctrina‘teaching, instruction, learning, knowledge’
- Englishearliest quotation 1560doctrine
Earliest quotation: 1560, John Knox, London: Thomas Charde: “This one thing do we (compelled by your blaſphemous…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- ‘to take’
decent, tail, dignity, decoration, decor, paradox, disdain, dogma, fonda, indignation, dainty, indignant, décor, dignitary, deign, digne, 54 more
through Proto-Italic *dokeō ‘to cause to perceive’
through Latin doceō ‘to teach’
document, dodo, docile, dox, docent, 17 more
through Latin doctor ‘a teacher’
Today it means
noun A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- / doctrine