Where does “condottiere” come from?
condottiere (English) comes from Italian condottiere, from Italian condotta, from Latin conducta, from Latin conductus, from Latin condūcō, from Latin dūcō, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi — to pull, to draw; to lead.
condottiere (English): A mercenary military leader from 14th-century...
Definitions
- A mercenary military leader from 14th-century...
Ancestry of “condottiere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | condottiere | condottiere |
| 2 | Italian | condotta | conduct, behaviour; tubing, piping; flue |
| 3 | Latin | conducta | nominative feminine singular of conductus;... |
| 4 | Latin | conductus | assembled, collected; contraction |
| 5 | Latin | condūcō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dūcō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |