Where does “ducēnus” come from?

ducēnus (Latin) comes from Latin ducenti, from Latin dūcēns, from Latin dūcō, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

ducēnus (Latin): two hundred each; two hundred at a time

Definitions

  1. two hundred each; two hundred at a time

Ancestry of “ducēnus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinducentitwo hundred; 200; dative masculine singular of...
2Latindūcēnsleading, guiding
3Latindūcōto lead, guide, conduct, lead away
4Proto-Italicdoukōlead
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “ducēnus”

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