English
conducive
Conducive comes from Latin condūcō ‘to lead, bring or draw together’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dewk-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewk-‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déwkti‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*doukō‘to lead’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdūcō‘lead’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcondūcōas condūcere‘to lead, bring or draw together’
- Englishearliest quotation 1961conducive
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewk-‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déwkti‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*doukō‘to lead’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdūcō‘lead’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcondūcōas condūcere‘to lead, bring or draw together’
- Englishearliest quotation 1961conducive
Earliest quotation: 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs: “According to the Roman Pliny the Elder, author of…”
Formed from conduce + -ive
Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to draw, pull’
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Latin dūcō ‘to conduct, guide, lead, lead away’
Latin condūcō ‘to bring, draw, or lead together, assemble,…’
Latin condūcere
Middle English conducen ‘to guide, lead’
English conduce
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull, to draw’
team, touch, tie, toy, introduce, tow, tying, tighten, tug, duchess, tuck, herzog, tether, taut, untie, tew, teem, induct, 97 more
through Proto-Indo-European *déwkti ‘to pull, to draw’
unproductive, abductor, productively, preproduction, 96 more
through Proto-Italic *doukō ‘to lead’
producer, productivity, productive, reproduction, reproduce, induction, deduction, seduction, byproduct, deduct, abduct, subduction, transduction, reductive, inductive, ductile, adductor, overproduction, dukedom, inductor, adduct, 100 more
through Latin dūcō ‘lead’
education, production, product, produce, reduce, duke, introduction, reduction, dolphin, educate, educator, douche, duct, induce, doge, subdue, seduce, duchy, transducer, redux, redoubt, duc, dux, duce, ducal, 121 more
through Latin condūcō ‘to lead, bring or draw together’
Today it means
adj Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dewk- / conducive