Where does “aqueduto” come from?

aqueduto (Portuguese) comes from Latin aquaeductus, 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.

aqueduto (Portuguese): aqueduct; the vestibular aqueduct or the cerebral...

Definitions

  1. aqueduct; the vestibular aqueduct or the cerebral...

Ancestry of “aqueduto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaquaeductusaqueduct, conduit
2Latinductusled, guided, having been led; leadership,...
3Latindūcōto lead, guide, conduct, lead away
4Proto-Italicdoukōlead
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déwketi →Every word from Proto-Italic doukō →