Where does “Dukat” come from?

Dukat (German) comes from Italian ducato, 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.

Dukat (German): ducat

Definitions

  1. ducat

Ancestry of “Dukat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianducatodukedom, duchy; ducat
2Latinducātusleadership, command
3Latinduxleader, head; commander, general, captain;...
4Latindūcōto lead, guide, conduct, lead away
5Proto-Italicdoukōlead
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “Dukat”

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