duc / duct
to lead, to draw along
Latin · ducere / ductus
Latin ducere means to lead. A conductor leads musicians, to produce is to lead forth, to educate is to lead out of ignorance, and to reduce is to lead back.
Memory trick
Duc: a duke leads his people, and Latin dux means leader.
Words from this root
- conduct (con + duct) — to lead together, behaveसंचालन करना, आचरण
- conductor (con + duct + or) — a person who leads musiciansसंचालक, परिचालक
- introduce (intro + duce) — to lead inपरिचय कराना, शुरू करना
- produce (pro + duce) — to lead forth, makeउत्पादन करना
- product (pro + duct) — a thing that is led forth, madeउत्पाद
- productive (pro + duct + ive) — able to make muchउत्पादक
- deduce (de + duce) — to lead down to a conclusionनिष्कर्ष निकालना
- educate (e + duc + ate) — to lead out of ignoranceशिक्षित करना
- education (e + duc + ation) — the act of leading learningशिक्षा
- reduce (re + duce) — to lead back, make lessकम करना
- reduction (re + duct + ion) — a lesseningकमी
- aqueduct (aque + duct) — a channel that leads waterजल-नाली, जलसेतु
- seduce (se + duce) — to lead astrayबहकाना, लुभाना
- abduct (ab + duct) — to lead away by forceअपहरण करना
- induce (in + duce) — to lead into doingप्रेरित करना