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...
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- An artificial channel that is constructed to...
Ancestry of “aqueduct”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | aquaeductus | aqueduct, conduit |
| 2 | Latin | ductus | led, guided, having been led; leadership,... |
| 3 | Latin | dūcō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
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