Conductance
/kənˈdʌk.təns/noun
The ability of a material or circuit to conduct electric current.
Did you know?Conductance shares its deepest roots with words about leading and driving, from Latin ducere, the same ancient source behind duke and educate.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*deuk-
“to lead, guide, or draw along”
Latin
Latin
ducere
“to lead”
Late Latin
Latin
conductus
“led together; brought together; hired”
Middle English
English
conducten
“to lead, guide, or behave”
19th Century
English
conductance
“the quality or capacity of conducting, especially electricity”