documento

/dokuˈmento/ · A2 · noun · m

document

📄 documento = document + o; from Latin docere, to teach

Nearly identical to English document, just add a final -o and stress the MEN: do-cu-MEN-to. Both come from Latin documentum, a lesson or proof, from docere (to teach), the same root as doctor and docent. Masculine: el documento.

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