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Where does “ducatone” come from?

ducatone (Italian) 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.

ducatone (Italian): Any of several 17th-century European coins,...

Definitions

  1. Any of several 17th-century European coins,...

Ancestry of “ducatone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianducatodukedom, duchy; ducat
2Latinducātus—
3Latinduxleader, head; commander, general, captain;...
4Latindūcō—
5Proto-Italicdoukōlead
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
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