Where does “ductibil” come from?
ductibil (Romanian) comes from Romanian ductil, from French ductile, from Latin ductilis, from Latin dūcō, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
ductibil (Romanian): malleable
Definitions
- malleable
Ancestry of “ductibil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | ductil | ductile |
| 2 | French | ductile | ductile capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire |
| 3 | Latin | ductilis | That may be led, guided or conducted; That may be... |
| 4 | Latin | dūcō | to lead, guide, conduct, lead away |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |