Where does “dotto” come from?

dotto (Italian) comes 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.

dotto (Italian): duct; learned; erudite

Definitions

  1. duct; learned; erudite

Ancestry of “dotto”, step by step

dotto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ductus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinductusled, guided, having been led; leadership,...
2Latindūcōto lead, guide, conduct, lead away
3Proto-Italicdoukōlead
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via Latin doctus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindoctushaving been taught, instructed, trained; having...
2Latindoceōto inform
3Proto-Italicdokeōtell, inform; teach, instruct
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “dotto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déwketi →Every word from Proto-Italic doukō →