Where does “deduct” come from?
Deduct comes from Latin deductus, past participle of deducere, from duco meaning to lead, derived from Proto-Indo-European dewk-.
deduct (English): To take one thing from another; remove from; make...
Definitions
- To take one thing from another; remove from; make...
Ancestry of “deduct”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | deductus | led or escorted away; attenuated, slender, fine |
| 2 | Latin | dēdūcō | to lead or bring out or away, divert; escort, accompany, conduct (out of one's house as a mark of respect or for protection) |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |