English → Latin
“conductor” in Latin
duxleader, head; commander, general, captain; prince, rulerprī̆ncepsfirst, foremost; chief, distinguishedductorleader; e.g., king, chieftain, prince, etc.; commander, general; iron worker (one who draws out)rēctorguide, leader; driver (of a horse, an elephant, a wagon, etc.); director, ruler, master, governormoderorto set a measure or bounds to; moderate, mitigate, allay, qualify.; to restrain; to manage, arrange, regulate, rule, guigubernātorHelmsman or pilot of a boat.; Leader or governor.auctorseller, vendor; author, originator; sponsor, advocaterēspūblicaa republic, commonwealth; the state, nation; politics, civil affairs
The English word conductor itself goes back to Latin dūcō, through conductor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
conductor
dux (leader): princeps (who does anything first, and is followed by others). (the words are found in this connexion and order.) dux et princeps: ductor (the experienced leader, general; in a solemn discourse, not in simple prose): rector: moderator: gubernator (the governor, especially of the state, reipublicae; Vid: To CONDUCT): qui praeest alicui rei (superintendent): princeps alicujus rei (leader of anything): auctor (the leader or president).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for conductor?
- The usual Latin words for “conductor” are dux, prī̆nceps, ductor; also rēctor, moderor, gubernātor. 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.