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doctor.

teacher; instructor; trainer; doctor; (academic title);

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈdɔk.tɔr]Classical-Latin[ˈdɔk.tor]

  1. teacher, instructor

    declension-3 · masculine

  2. catechist, Doctor of the Church

    Ecclesiastical · Latin · declension-3 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *doḱ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *dokejō Proto-Italic *dokeō Ancient Greek διδάσκω (didáskō)sl. Latin doceō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin doctor From doceō (“to teach”) + -tor.

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