English word conductor comes from Latin ducere ("be thou led, be thou guided". "to lead, to guide".), Latin con-, Latin con, Latin -ator
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| ducere | Latin (lat) | "be thou led, be thou guided". "to lead, to guide". |
| con- | Latin (lat) | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects. Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word. |
| con | Latin (lat) | |
| -ator | Latin (lat) | Enlarged form of -tor, used to form agent nouns; -ator, -er. |
| duce | Romanian (ron) | (intransitive) to lead, to go. (reflexive, with accusative) to go. (reflexive, with accusative; figuratively) to die. (transitive) to carry, to lead Duke. |
| conduco | Latin (lat) | (intransitive) I am conducive to, contribute to something by being useful, I am of use or profitable, serve.. (transitive) I connect, join, unite; close up; coagulate.. (transitive) I hire, rent, employ, take on lease, undertake; farm; bribe.. (transitive) I lead, bring or draw together; assemble, collect. |
| conductor | Latin (lat) | (physics) conductor (of heat, electricity etc). Contractor. Employer, entrepreneur. |
| conduitor | Old French (fro) | |
| conductour | Middle French (frm) | |
| conductor | English (en) | (architecture) A leader.. (mathematics) An ideal of a ring that measures how far it is from being integrally closed. (music) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.. A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, such as lithontriptic forceps; a director.. A person who takes tickets on public transportation [...] |