The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromδοκέω“to seem, to appear”
- Koine Greek · derived fromΔοκηταί
- Late Latin · borrowed fromDocetae
- English todayDocetae
From Late Latin Docetae, from Koine Greek Δοκηταί (Dokētaí), from Ancient Greek δοκέω (dokéō, “to seem, to appear”).
Words from the same roots
Late LatinDocetae all →
doceticdoceticallydocetismdocetistdocetisticdocetize
Koine GreekΔοκηταί all →
doceticdoceticallydocetismdocetistdocetisticdocetize
Ancient Greekδοκέω all →
AphthartodocetismAphthartodocetist
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.