Etymology

ductus

D2U1C3T1U1S1

Today it means: The number of strokes that make up a written letter, and the direction, sequence and speed in which they are written (Compare graph; see also aspect.) Full definition →

Latin ductus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromductus“leading, conducting”
  2. English todayductus

Borrowed from Latin ductus (“leading, conducting”, noun). Doublet of duct and douit.

Words from the same roots

Latinductus all →

ductductuleductus deferens

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