Duke

Morpheme

Duke

Type

free base

Denotation

leader, rule, commander

Etymology

Old French duc; Latin ducem, from dux, from dūcere

Evidence

archduke, beduke, duke, duked, dukedom, dukeling, dukely, dukery, dukes, dukeship, dukicide, duking, unduke, unduked, undukes, unduking

Notes

duke, dux, doge, duc, and duce are doublets

Doublet

Duke, Dux, Doge, Duc, Duce