Where does “adduce” come from?
Adduce comes from Latin adducere, formed from the prefix ad- (toward) and the root ducere (to lead), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dewk- (to lead).
adduce (English): To bring forward or offer, as an argument,...
Definitions
- To bring forward or offer, as an argument,...
Ancestry of “adduce”, step by step
adduce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin adducere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | adducere | present active infinitive of addūcō |
| 2 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 4 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Latin adductum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | adductum | nominative neuter singular of adductus;... |