Etymology

aqueduct

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Today it means: An artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another. Full definition →

Latin aquaeductus ← Proto-Italic *doukō ← Proto-Indo-European *déwkti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ékʷeh₂
  2. Proto-Italic*akʷā
  3. Latinaquae
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  6. Proto-Italic*doukō
  7. Latindūcō
  8. Latinductus
  9. Latinaquaeductus
  10. English todayaqueduct

Adapted borrowing from Latin aquaeductus (“conveyance of water”), from aqua (“water”) + dūcō (“to lead”, “to bring”); compare the French aqueduc.

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