duco.
to lead, guide, conduct, lead away
Meaning & usage
to lead, guide, conduct, lead away
to take
to draw, pull
to think, consider, regard, calculate, count, reckon
ellipsis of dūcere domum to lead (a wife in marriage), to marry, to take (as one’s wife)
ellipsis of dūcere domum to lead a prostitute (scortum) home to have sex; to have sex with a prostitute
to prolong, to protract
to march, command, lead (e.g., an army)
to march (said of soldiers, lit. "be led")
Diū mīlitēs dūcēbantur.
to forge (rare)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin duco From Proto-Italic *doukō, from Proto-Indo-European *déwkti, from the root *dewk- (“to draw, pull”). Cognate with English tow.
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