English → Latin
“conduce” in Latin
valeōto have strength, influence, power; to avail; to be well, healthy, sound; to be worth, be worthyprōsumto be useful or of use, do good, help, benefit, profit; to serve; to be good or beneficialefficiōto make out or work out; effect, execute, complete, accomplish, make, form, compose; to cause to occur, to bring about, mōsway or manner (of behaving); behavior; conduct; custom; habit; practice; usage; wont; character; disposition; inclinatio
The English word conduce itself goes back to Latin condūcō, through condūcere.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
conduce
conferre ad aliquid: valere or vim habere ad aliquid (to have influence upon anything): prodesse or adjuvare ad aliquid (to be of use towards effecting an object: the latter also with ut): facere or efficere (to effect; with ut): To conduce much, more, to anything, magnum momentum, plus momenti afferre: this so far conduces to it, that etc., aliquid hoc momenti facit, ut etc. it conduces much to his glory, that etc., magni interest ad laudem, with accusative and infinitive.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for conduce?
- The usual Latin words for “conduce” are valeō, prōsum, efficiō; also mōs. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.