The word part "duct" is a root that means "led".

Borrowed from Latin ductus (“leading, conducting”, noun), from dūcō (“to lead, conduct, draw”) +‎ -tus (action noun suffix). Doublet of ductus and douit.

11 дек. 2020 г. · 1640s, "course, direction," from Latin ductus "a leading, a conduit pipe," noun use of past participle of ducere "to lead" (from PIE root *deuk- "to lead").

9 февр. 2011 г. · Words with root "duc" or "duct" it originates from Latin verb dūcere, meaning "lead" Vocabulary Cards: 20

-duc- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "to lead.'' This meaning is found in such words as: abduct, adduce, aqueduct, conducive, conduct, deduce, ...

Learn these words derived from the Latin roots duc and duct, meaning "to lead" or "to guide." MORE VOCABULARY LISTS.

duc, duct to lead abduct to kidnap, take by force Aqueduct a channel that brings water from a remote source conducive tending to cause or bring about.

Use the Latin root to help figure out the meaning of a word. deduct: literally to “lead down” or bring away; to take away fluency: quality of being fluent, ...

6 авг. 2021 г. · -duce is from the latin verb duco, and -duct is from the past tense of it. But what contributes to the difference in meaning?