Etymology

docious

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Today it means: Docile, amenable to order. Full definition →

Latin doceō
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  1. Latin · derived fromdoceō“to teach”
  2. English todaydocious

Related to docity. Ultimately from Latin doceō (“to teach”); see -ous.

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