'Conduit' is Latin for 'led together' — a channel that guides flow from one place to another.
A channel or pipe for conveying water or other fluid; also, a person or thing that serves as a means of transmission.
From Old French 'conduit' (channel, pipe, passage), from Medieval Latin 'conductus' (a leading, a conducting), past participle of 'conducere' (to lead together, to bring along), composed of 'con-' (together) and 'ducere' (to lead, to guide). The PIE root is *dewk- meaning 'to lead, to pull, to draw.' This root is extraordinarily productive: Latin 'ducere' gave 'duke,' 'duct
Medieval London was supplied with fresh water through elaborate conduit systems — stone channels that brought water from springs in Tyburn and Paddington to public fountains in the City. Conduit Street in Mayfair, London, takes its name from one of these medieval water conduits. The Italian word 'condottiero' (mercenary captain) comes from the same root: a leader who 'conducts