Where does “malconduct” come from?
malconduct (English) comes from English conduct, from Late Latin conductus, 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.
Ancestry of “malconduct”, step by step
malconduct traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English conduct
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | conduct | The act or method of controlling or directing;... |
| 2 | Late Latin | conductus | defense, escort |
| 3 | Latin | conductus | assembled, collected; contraction |
| 4 | Latin | condūcō | to lead, bring or draw together; assemble, collect |
| 5 | Latin | dūcō | to lead, guide, conduct, lead away |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
via English mal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mal | illness, affliction; A longboard; Malleolus |
| 2 | French | mal | trouble, difficulty; pain; evil |
| 3 | Old French | mal | evilly; badly; poorly; evil |
| 4 | Latin | malleus | hammer, mallet; a disease of animals; the... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-no- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |