English
conduction
Conduction comes from Latin conductio ‘a bringing together’, from dūcō ‘lead’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull, to draw’.
- 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 CEcondūcō‘to lead, bring or draw together’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconductioas conductio‘a bringing together’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1597conduction
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 CEcondūcō‘to lead, bring or draw together’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconductioas conductio‘a bringing together’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1597conduction
Earliest quotation: c. 1597, Ben. Jonson, A Pleasant Comedy: “every man has his beginning and conduction”.
Formed from conduct + -ion
Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull’
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Latin dūcō ‘lead’
Latin condūcō ‘to bring together’
Latin conductus ‘led together’
Late Latin conductus ‘defense, escort’
English conduct
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull, to draw’
team, touch, toy, tie, introduce, tow, tying, tug, duchess, tighten, tuck, herzog, tether, taut, tew, untie, teem, induct, preproduction, 97 more
through Proto-Indo-European *déwkti ‘to pull, to draw’
reproduction, unproductive, productively, abductor, overproduction, 97 more
through Proto-Italic *doukō ‘to lead’
production, producer, productive, productivity, reproduce, induction, byproduct, deduction, deduct, seduction, abduct, reductive, inductive, subduction, transduction, dukedom, adductor, ductile, inductor, adduct, 102 more
through Latin dūcō ‘lead’
education, produce, product, reduce, duke, introduction, dolphin, educate, reduction, educator, douche, induce, doge, duct, subdue, seduce, duchy, transducer, redux, redoubt, duc, dux, duce, ducal, 122 more
through Latin condūcō ‘to lead, bring or draw together’
Today it means
noun The conveying of heat or electricity through material.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dewk- / conduction