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