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docere
Latin · ancient
"to teach"
to teach
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documentum
Latin · ancient
"a lesson, proof"
a lesson, an example, proof, from docere
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document
Old French · medieval
"a piece of written evidence"
carried into French for a piece of written evidence
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document
English · 1400s
"an official written or printed record"
settled as the English word for an official written or printed record
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