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Where does “conduit” come from?

conduit (Old French) comes from Latin conductus, from Latin condūcō, from Latin dūcō, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Ancestry of “conduit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinconductusassembled, collected; contraction
2Latincondūcō—
3Latindūcō—
4Proto-Italicdoukōlead
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “conduit”

  • conduit
  • anticonduit
  • conduitlike
  • conduit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →