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Where does “inconduite” come from?

inconduite (French) comes from French conduite, from Latin conducta, 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.

inconduite (French): misconduct, misbehaviour

Definitions

  1. misconduct, misbehaviour

Ancestry of “inconduite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchconduitebehavior, conduct; duct; drive, driving
2Latinconductanominative feminine singular of conductus;...
3Latinconductusassembled, collected; contraction
4Latincondūcō—
5Latindūcō—
6Proto-Italicdoukōlead
7Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
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