English
docetize
Docetize comes from Late Latin Docetae, from Koine Greek Δοκηταί ‘Docetae, a group of people holding the…’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- ‘to take’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deḱ-1‘to take’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδέχομαι1dékhomai‘to take, accept’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδοκεῖν2dokeîn‘to seem, to appear’
- Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEΔοκηταί2Dokētaí‘Docetae, a group of people holding the heretical belief that Jesus was fully divine and…’
- Late LatinmodernDocetae2
- Englishtodaydocetize2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek δοκέω, which cites Beekes
- 2 Wiktionary, English docetize
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deḱ-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek δοκέω, which cites Beekes‘to take’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδέχομαιWiktionary, Ancient Greek δοκέω, which cites Beekesdékhomai‘to take, accept’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδοκεῖνWiktionary, English docetizedokeîn‘to seem, to appear’
- Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEΔοκηταίWiktionary, English docetizeDokētaí‘Docetae, a group of people holding the heretical belief that Jesus was fully divine and…’
- Late LatinmodernDocetaeWiktionary, English docetize
- EnglishtodaydocetizeWiktionary, English docetize
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- ‘to take’
doctor, tail, decent, document, dignity, decoration, decor, doctrine, paradox, disdain, dainty, indignation, indignant, dodo, doctrinal, dogmatic, docile, dignitary, dox, deign, digne, dogmatism, docent, 51 more
through Ancient Greek δέχομαι ‘to take, accept’
Today it means
verb To explain or interpret docetically.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “docetize”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Ancient Greek δοκέω. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- / docetize