'Conduct' is Latin for 'led together' — the root 'ducere' also produced 'duke' and 'educate.'
To lead or guide; to direct the performance of an orchestra or ensemble; to carry out or manage; personal behavior or manner of acting (noun).
From Latin 'conductus,' past participle of 'condūcere' (to lead together, to bring together, to assemble, to hire, to be profitable), a compound of 'con-' (together, with) + 'dūcere' (to lead, to draw, to guide). The PIE root behind 'dūcere' is *dewk- (to pull, to lead), giving Latin a rich family: 'dux' (leader), 'ductus' (a leading), 'educāre' (to lead out), 'introducere' (to lead in), 'producere' (to lead forward). In English, 'conduct' as a noun (manner
The German word 'Herzog' (duke) descends from the same PIE root *dewk- as Latin 'dūcere.' Old High German 'herizogo' meant 'army leader' (heri 'army' + zogo 'leader, one who draws'). Both 'duke' and 'Herzog' mean 'leader,' but through completely independent branches of the Indo-European family — Latin and