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Where does “archiduché” come from?

archiduché (French) comes from French duché, from Latin ducātus, from Latin dux, from Latin dūcō, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

archiduché (French): archduchy

Definitions

  1. archduchy

Ancestry of “archiduché”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchduchéa duchy
2Latinducātus—
3Latinduxleader, head; commander, general, captain;...
4Latindūcō—
5Proto-Italicdoukōlead
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “archiduché”

  • archduchy
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