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Where does “elettrodotto” come from?

elettrodotto (Italian) comes from Italian -dotto, 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.

elettrodotto (Italian): power line

Definitions

  1. power line

Ancestry of “elettrodotto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-dotto-duct
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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