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doc- root words — words with the doc- root

The root doc- comes from Latin doceo, meaning teach. 29 words in Dendril are built from it, including document, documentation, documented, documenting, documents, doctor, doctors, doctrine, documentary, undocumented, docile, doctorate. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the doc- root

Explore words with doc- — words containing the doc- root and sharing its sense of "teach". Examples include document, documentation, documented, documenting, documents, doctor, doctors, doctrine, documentary, undocumented, docile, doctorate. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The doc- root means teach, from Latin doceo. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.