Etymology of the English word ducat
the English word
ducatderived from the Old French word
ducatderived from the Old Italian word
ducatoderived from the Medieval Latin word
ducatus (leadership; position, function of a leader)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
dux (leader, guide; commander)
derived from the Latin word
ducere (to lead; to lead or draw; to lead, dim; to lead, carry; lead, command; think)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deuk- (to lead)
Date
The earliest known usage of ducat in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Dutch
dukaat, French
ducat, French
duché, German
Dukaten, Italian
ducato, Norwegian
dukat, Portuguese
ducado, Spanish
ducado, Swedish
dukatUsage
Word found in Modern English
