Etymological root

*deḱ-

Proto-Indo-European

# *deḱ-

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Proto-Indo-European
**Slug:** de-2

## Words From This Root
- doctor - A person who is trained and qualified to treat sick or injured people.
- decent - Good enough; fairly good or acceptable.
- tail - The long, thin part that sticks out at the back of an animal's body.
- dignity - The quality of being worthy of respect, and of respecting yourself.
- decorate - To make something look more attractive by adding things to it.
- paradox - A statement that seems to contradict itself but may still be true.
- doctrine - A set of beliefs taught by a religion, political group, or other organization.
- docile - Quiet and easy to control or manage.
- dogma - a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
- indignant - Feeling or showing anger because something seems unfair or wrong.
- indecently - in a manner offending against propriety or decency
- dedecorous - unbecoming or unseemly; lacking decorum
- indecent - offending against accepted standards of decency or propriety
- deign - to condescend to do something thought beneath one's dignity
- indignation - anger aroused by something perceived as unjust or unworthy

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Words from this root(15)

/ˈdɑktɚ/ A person who is trained and qualified to treat sick or injured people. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈdiːsənt/ Good enough; fairly good or acceptable. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈteːl/ The long, thin part that sticks out at the back of an animal's body. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈdɪɡnɪti/ The quality of being worthy of respect, and of respecting yourself. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈdɛkəɹeɪt/ To make something look more attractive by adding things to it. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈpæɹ.əˌdɑks/ A statement that seems to contradict itself but may still be true. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈdɑk.tɹɪn/ A set of beliefs taught by a religion, political group, or other organization. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈdɑ.səl/ Quiet and easy to control or manage. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈdɔɡ.mə/ a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪnˈdɪɡ.nənt/ Feeling or showing anger because something seems unfair or wrong. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪnˈdisəntli/ in a manner offending against propriety or decency Meaning Off Sound Off

/diˈdɛkərəs/ unbecoming or unseemly; lacking decorum Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪnˈdisənt/ offending against accepted standards of decency or propriety Meaning Off Sound Off

/deɪn/ to condescend to do something thought beneath one's dignity Meaning Off Sound Off

indignation C2+

/ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃən/ anger aroused by something perceived as unjust or unworthy Meaning Off Sound Off

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