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Where does “conduitor” come from?

conduitor (Old French) comes from Latin conductor, 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 “conduitor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinconductoremployer, entrepreneur; contractor; conductor
2Latincondūcō—
3Latindūcō—
4Proto-Italicdoukōlead
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “conduitor”

  • conductor
  • semiconductor
  • superconductor
  • conductress
  • photoconductor
  • conductorship
  • Bioconductor
  • nonconductor
  • multiconductor
  • conductorial
  • conductorless
  • radioconductor
  • nonsuperconductor
  • nanoconductor
  • conductorly
  • conductoress
  • reconductor
  • hyperconductor
  • konduktööri
  • konduktör
  • कंडकटर
  • conductour
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