duke (n.) early 12c., "sovereign prince," from Old French duc - TopicsExpress



          

duke (n.) early 12c., "sovereign prince," from Old French duc (12c.) and directly from Latin dux (genitive ducis) "leader, commander," in Late Latin "governor of a province," from ducere "to lead," from PIE *deuk- "to lead" (cf. Old English togian "to pull, drag," Old High German ziohan "to pull," Old English togian "to draw, drag," Middle Welsh dygaf "I draw"). educate (v.) mid-15c., "bring up, train," from Latin educatus, past participle of educare "bring up, rear, educate," which is related to educere "bring out, lead forth," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.))
Posted on: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 09:54:06 +0000

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