Where does “archiducado” come from?

archiducado (Spanish) comes from Spanish archiduque, from Spanish duque, from Old French duc, from Latin dux, from Latin dūcō, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

archiducado (Spanish): archduchy

Definitions

  1. archduchy

Ancestry of “archiducado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanisharchiduquearchduke
2Spanishduqueduke
3Old Frenchducduke
4Latinduxleader, head; commander, general, captain;...
5Latindūcōto lead, guide, conduct, lead away
6Proto-Italicdoukōlead
7Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi
8Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-
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