Morpheme
Duce
Type
bound base
Denotation
guide, lead, course, channel, vessel
Etymology
(1) Latin dūcere; (2) Italian duce; Latin ducis, from dux, from dūcere
Evidence
abduce, abduced, abducent, abduces, abducing, adduce, adduceable, adducible, conduce, conducement, conducive, coproduce, deduce, ducat, ducats, duce, duci, educable, educate, education, inconducive, induce, introduce, miseducation, produce, producer, producible, readduce, reduce, reduced, reduces, reducing, reproduce, seduce, subduce, traduce, traducement, transduce, transducer
Notes
duce, dux, doge, duc, and duke are doublets
Modern Base Analysis
Duce, Dux, Doge, Duc, Duke
