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Where does “conductitious” come from?

conductitious (English) comes from Latin conductīcius, from Latin conductus, 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.

conductitious (English): hired, employed

Definitions

  1. hired, employed

Ancestry of “conductitious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinconductīcius—
2Latinconductusassembled, collected; contraction
3Latincondūcō—
4Latindūcō—
5Proto-Italicdoukōlead
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →