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by lou1306 996 days ago
Not really. Doctor means "teacher" in classical Latin.
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FabHK 996 days ago
Good point. English has both actor (=someone who acts) and agent (=someone who acts) from agere = to act, and both doctor (=someone who teaches) and docent (=someone who teaches) from docere = to teach.
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