English
conduct
Conduct comes from Late Latin conductus ‘escort’, from Latin conductus, the participle of condūcō ‘to bring together’, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewk-‘to pull’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déwkti‘to pull’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*doukō‘to lead’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdūcō‘lead’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcondūcō‘to bring together’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconductus‘led together’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEsame form‘defense, escort’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1587–1588conduct
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewk-‘to pull’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déwkti‘to pull’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*doukō‘to lead’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdūcō‘lead’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcondūcō‘to bring together’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconductus‘led together’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEsame form‘defense, escort’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1587–1588conduct
Earliest quotation: c. 1587–1588, Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […]: “If thou wilt ſtay with me renowmed man, /…”
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, 98 more
through Proto-Indo-European *déwkti ‘to pull, to draw’
unproductive, productively, preproduction, 97 more
through Proto-Italic *doukō ‘to lead’
producer, productive, productivity, reproduce, reproduction, byproduct, abductor, dukedom, overproduction, 100 more
through Latin dūcō ‘lead’
education, production, produce, product, reduce, duke, introduction, reduction, dolphin, educate, educator, douche, doge, induce, induction, subdue, seduce, deduction, seduction, duchy, transducer, redux, deduct, redoubt, reductive, inductive, duc, subduction, transduction, abduct, dux, duce, ducal, ductile, adductor, inductor, adduct, 109 more
through Late Latin condūcō ‘bring together’
Today it means
noun The act or method of controlling or directing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dewk- / conduct