Etymology

conducive

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Today it means: Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result. Full definition →

Latin condūcere
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  1. Latin · derived fromcondūcere
  2. English todayconducive

From conduce + -ive, 1640s, from Latin condūcere, patterned after forms like conductive.

Words from the same roots

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