myEtymology.com: English etymology of dukedom

Etymology of the English word dukedom

the English word dukedom

derived from the English word duke

derived from the French word duc

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)

using the English suffix -dom