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What English words derive from the latin word duco?

Several English words derive from the Latin word "duco," which means "to lead" or "to draw":

- Abduction: Comes from the Latin word "abducere," which means "to lead away from."

- Conduct: Comes from the Latin word "conducere," which means "to lead together" or "to bring together."

- Deduce: Comes from the Latin word "deducere," which means "to lead down" or "to derive."

- Duke: From the Latin "dux" (leader)

- Educate: From the Latin "educare" (to bring up, to train)

- Induction: Originated from the Latin "inductio" (a leading into)

- Introduce: Originated in Old French and derived from the Latin word "introducere"

- Produce: Comes from the Latin word "producere," which means "to lead forth" or "to bring forward."

- Reduce: Comes from the Latin word "reducere," which means "to lead back" or "to bring back."

- Seduce: Comes from the Latin word "seducere," which means "to lead astray" or "to entice away."

All of these words retain the essence of the original Latin word "duco," which denotes guidance, movement, or transformation.

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