Where does “conduit” come from?

conduit (French) comes 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.

conduit (French): conduit; past participle of conduire;...

Definitions

  1. conduit; past participle of conduire;...

Ancestry of “conduit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchconduit—
2Latinconductusassembled, collected; contraction
3Latincondūcōto lead, bring or draw together; assemble, collect
4Latindūcōto lead, guide, conduct, lead away
5Proto-Italicdoukōlead
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déwketi →Every word from Proto-Italic doukō →