Latin and Greek Roots of English Vocabulary: An Online Manual: Lesson 9 [doc(t)-]

January 17, 2010

Root	Original Meaning/ Usage Notes	English Derivatives	Vocabulary
(base)  doc(t)- [from Latin]	(verb) to teach	docent [literally, ‘teaching (person);’ a lecturer or tour guide at a museum or college.] docile doctor doctrine [literally, ‘a teaching;’ an official body of truths, beliefs, or principles.] document [literally, ‘a teaching lesson;’ a legal or official presentation of something for information or evidence.] to indoctrinate [literally, ‘to put a teaching into (someone);’ to implant a point of view or body of beliefs into someone.]	docile (adjective) [literally, ‘teachable;’ naturally constituted to be controllable or trainable.]   doctor (noun) [literally, ‘teacher;’ a physician or other person trained in the science of healing; a holder of the highest academic degree.]

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