The story
- Latin · derived fromconductus
- Late Latin · derived fromconductus“defense, escort”
- English todayconduct
From Late Latin conductus (“defense, escort”), from Latin conductus, perfect passive participle of condūcō (“bring together”); see also conduce. Displaced native Old English þēaw. Doublet of conduit.
Words from the same roots
Latinconductus all →
conduitcondottiere
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.