Etymology

conduit

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Today it means: A pipe or channel for conveying water, etc. Full definition →

Middle English conduyt ← Old French conduit ← Latin conductus
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  1. Latin · derived fromconductus
  2. Old French · derived fromconduit
  3. Middle English · inherited fromconduyt
  4. English todayconduit

From Middle English conduyt, condit, from Old French conduit, from Latin conductus. Doublet of conduct.

Words from the same roots

Latinconductus all →

conductcondottiere

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