The story
- Proto-Indo-European · derived from*dewk-“to lead”
- Latin · derived fromdux
- Italian · borrowed fromil Duce
- English todayIl Duce
Borrowed from Italian il Duce (literally “the Leader”), from duce (“commander, leader”), from Latin dux, accusative ducem (“leader”), from the nomen agentis form of Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to lead”). Doublet of duke.
Words from the same roots
Latindux all →
duchyduxarchduchydossilDuchy of Normandydux bellorum
Proto-Indo-European*dewk- all →
teamtouchtieduketowtucktyingtugdeducetauttetherconduceendue
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.