Where does “ductus” come from?

Ductus comes from Latin ductus, the past participle of Latin duco, meaning to lead or draw, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dewk-.

ductus (English): The number of strokes that make up a written...

Definitions

  1. The number of strokes that make up a written...

Ancestry of “ductus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinductusled, guided, having been led; leadership,...
2Latindūcōto lead, guide, conduct, lead away
3Proto-Italicdoukōlead
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →