Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

documental

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
doc-u-men-tal
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to instruction.

Obsolete

adj

Of or relating to written evidence; documentary.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *doḱ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *dokejō Proto-Italic *dokeō Ancient Greek διδάσκω (didáskō)sl. Latin doceō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin documentumlbor. Middle French documentbor. English document English -al English documental From document + -al.

Usage

Derived Forms

documentalist

Synonyms

documentary

Rhymes With

mental environmental experimental gentle dental rental continental instrumental non-governmental accidental developmental oriental

Questions

What does documental mean?
Of or relating to instruction.
Where does documental come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *doḱ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *dokejō Proto-Italic *dokeō Ancient Greek διδάσκω (didáskō)sl. Latin doceō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin documentumlbor. Middle French documentbor. English document English -al English documental From document + -al.

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