Etymology

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Today it means: Something transposed from a thought to a document; the written account of an idea. Full definition →

Medieval Latin documentātio
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documentation · noun1

  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromdocumentātio
  2. English todaydocumentation

From document + -ation or Medieval Latin documentātio.

documentation · noun2

  1. German · borrowed fromDokumentation
  2. German · borrowed fromDokumentation
  3. English todaydocumentation

Borrowed from German Dokumentation.

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