Where does “inductile” come from?
inductile (English) comes from English ductile, from Latin ductilis, from Latin dūcō, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
inductile (English): Not ductile; incapable of being drawn into...
Definitions
- Not ductile; incapable of being drawn into...
Ancestry of “inductile”, step by step
inductile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ductile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ductile | Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin... |
| 2 | Latin | ductilis | That may be led, guided or conducted; That may be... |
| 3 | Latin | dūcō | to lead, guide, conduct, lead away |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |