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Where does “acueduto” come from?

acueduto (Galician) comes from Latin aquaeductus, from Latin ductus, from Latin dūcō, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

acueduto (Galician): aqueduct

Definitions

  1. aqueduct

Ancestry of “acueduto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaquaeductusaqueduct, conduit
2Latinductusled, guided, having been led; leadership,...
3Latindūcō—
4Proto-Italicdoukōlead
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
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