Where does “condottiere” come from?

condottiere (French) comes from Italian condottiere, from Italian condotta, from Latin conducta, from Latin conductus, from Latin condūcō, from Latin dūcō, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi — to pull, to draw; to lead.

condottiere (French): condottiere

Definitions

  1. condottiere

Ancestry of “condottiere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancondottierecondottiere
2Italiancondottaconduct, behaviour; tubing, piping; flue
3Latinconductanominative feminine singular of conductus;...
4Latinconductusassembled, collected; contraction
5Latincondūcōto lead, bring or draw together; assemble, collect
6Latindūcōto lead, guide, conduct, lead away
7Proto-Italicdoukōlead
8Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi
9Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-