Where does “aqueduct” come from?

Aqueduct comes from Latin aquaeductus, a compound of Latin aqua, water, and Latin duco, to lead, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ and déwketi.

aqueduct (English): An artificial channel that is constructed to...

Definitions

  1. An artificial channel that is constructed to...

Ancestry of “aqueduct”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaquaeductusaqueduct, conduit
2Latinductusled, guided, having been led; leadership,...
3Latindūcōto lead, guide, conduct, lead away
4Proto-Italicdoukōlead
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “aqueduct”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déwketi →Every word from Proto-Italic doukō →