Where does “Del Duca” come from?
Del Duca (Italian) comes from Italian del, from Italian dì, from Italian circolazione, from Latin circulatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “Del Duca”, step by step
Del Duca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian del
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | del | of the |
| 2 | Italian | dì | day; daytime; second-person singular imperative... |
| 3 | Italian | circolazione | traffic |
| 4 | Latin | circulatio | revolution (circular course), circulation |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Italian duca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | duca | duke |
| 2 | Greek | δούκα | Genitive singular form of δούκας;... |
| 3 | Greek | δούκας | duke |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δούξ | leader |
| 5 | Latin | dux | leader, head; commander, general, captain;... |
| 6 | Latin | dūcō | to lead, guide, conduct, lead away |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |