Where does “adduct” come from?
Adduct comes from Latin adductus, past participle of adduco, combining Latin ad with a root from Proto-Indo-European dewk- meaning to lead or draw.
adduct (English): To draw towards a center or a middle line; The...
Definitions
- To draw towards a center or a middle line; The...
Ancestry of “adduct”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | adductus | contracted, compressed; frowning, grave; terse |
| 2 | Latin | adducō | to lead, bring, draw or convey to or to oneself |
| 3 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |