Meaning

noun a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aquae Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin ductus Latin aquaeductusbor. English aqueduct Adapted borrowing from Latin aquaeductus (“conveyance of water”), from aqua (“water”) + dūcō (“to lead”, “to bring”); compare the…

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