Where does “microconduit” come from?
microconduit (English) comes from English conduit, from Old French conduit, 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.
microconduit (English): A very small conduit
Definitions
- A very small conduit
Ancestry of “microconduit”, step by step
microconduit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English conduit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | conduit | A pipe or channel for conveying water etc; A duct... |
| 2 | Old French | conduit | — |
| 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 |