English word conductive comes from English conduct, English -ive
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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conduct | English (eng) | (obsolete) Convoy; escort; guard; guide.. (of a literary work) Plot; action; construction; manner of development.. Skillful guidance or management; generalship.. That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument.. The act or method of controlling or directing. The manner of guiding or carrying oneself; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior. (archaic, [...] |
-ive | English (eng) | An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to; as affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive. |
conductive | English (eng) | Able to conduct electrical current or heat. Of, or relating to conductivity of a material. |