The story
- Latin · derived fromdux
- Medieval Latin · derived fromducātus
- Old French · derived fromduc
- Anglo-Norman · derived fromduché
- Middle English · inherited fromduche
- English todayduchy
From Middle English duche, from Anglo-Norman duché, from Old French duc, or from Medieval Latin ducātus, from Latin dux. Doublet of ducat and dogate.
Words from the same roots
Anglo-Normanduché all →
Duchy of Normandy
Old Frenchduc all →
duke
Medieval Latinducātus all →
ducat
Latindux all →
duxarchduchydossilDuchy of Normandydux bellorumIl Duce
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.