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Where does “conduction” come from?

Conduction derives from Old French conduction, from Latin conductio, a noun formed with the suffix -tio from Latin duco meaning "to lead," influenced by the prefix cum.

conduction (English): The conveying of heat or electricity through...

Definitions

  1. The conveying of heat or electricity through...

Ancestry of “conduction”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinconductiouniting; spasm, convulsion
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “conduction”

  • osteoconduction
  • photoconduction
  • superconduction
  • nonconduction
  • semiconduction
  • chondroconduction
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