Where does “deductive” come from?
Deductive comes from Latin deductivus, formed from deductus, the past participle of ducere meaning to lead, combined with the suffix -ivus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dewk- meaning to lead or draw.
deductive (English): Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction; Based...
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- Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction; Based...
Ancestry of “deductive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deduct | To take one thing from another; remove from; make... |
| 2 | Latin | deductus | led or escorted away; attenuated, slender, fine |
| 3 | 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) |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |