Proto-Indo-European

*deḱ-

‘to accept’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-.

77 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
• 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-