English
docible
Docible comes from Latin docibilis ‘teachable’, from Proto-Italic *dokeō ‘to cause to perceive’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- ‘to take’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deḱ-1‘to take’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*doḱ-éye-ti1reconstructedcausative of *deḱ-
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dokejō1reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dokeō1‘to cause to perceive’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdoceō2as docere‘to teach’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdocibilis2‘teachable’
- Englishtodaydocible2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin doceo
- 2 Wiktionary, English docible
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deḱ-Wiktionary, Latin doceo‘to take’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*doḱ-éye-tiWiktionary, Latin doceoreconstructedcausative of *deḱ-
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dokejōWiktionary, Latin doceoreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dokeōWiktionary, Latin doceo‘to cause to perceive’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdoceōWiktionary, English docibleas docere‘to teach’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdocibilisWiktionary, English docible‘teachable’
- EnglishtodaydocibleWiktionary, English docible
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- ‘to take’
decent, tail, dignity, decoration, decor, paradox, disdain, indignation, dainty, dogma, fonda, indignant, dignitary, deign, digne, 52 more
through Proto-Italic *dokeō ‘to cause to perceive’
through Latin doceō ‘to teach’
doctor, document, doctrine, doctrinal, dodo, dox, docile, docent, 15 more
Today it means
adj Easily taught, tamed or managed; teachable.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “docible”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin doceo. 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- / docible