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Where does “conducent” come from?

conducent (English) comes from Latin conducens, from Latin condūcō, from Latin dūcō, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

conducent (English): conducive; tending

Definitions

  1. conducive; tending

Ancestry of “conducent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinconducenscollecting, assembling; connecting; coagulating;...
2Latincondūcō—
3Latindūcō—
4Proto-Italicdoukōlead
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →