'ductile' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'ductilis,' where 'ducere' meant 'to lead or draw.'

'ductilis' transformed into the Old French word 'ductile,' and eventually became the modern English word 'ductile.'

Initially, it meant 'capable of being led or drawn,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'capable of being drawn out into a thin wire or thread without breaking.'