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duco.

to lead, guide, conduct, lead away

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈduː.koː]Classical-Latin[ˈduː.ko]
  1. to lead, guide, conduct, lead away

    conjugation-3
  2. to take

    broadly · conjugation-3
  3. to draw, pull

    conjugation-3
  4. to think, consider, regard, calculate, count, reckon

    conjugation-3
  5. ellipsis of dūcere domum to lead (a wife in marriage), to marry, to take (as one’s wife)

    conjugation-3
  6. ellipsis of dūcere domum to lead a prostitute (scortum) home to have sex; to have sex with a prostitute

    conjugation-3 · vulgar
  7. to prolong, to protract

    conjugation-3
  8. to march, command, lead (e.g., an army)

    conjugation-3 · transitive
  9. to march (said of soldiers, lit. "be led")

    conjugation-3
    Diū mīlitēs dūcēbantur.
  10. to forge (rare)

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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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