Where does “irreduction” come from?
irreduction (English) comes from English reduction, from Middle English reduccion, from Old French reducion, from Latin reductio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
irreduction (English): The Latourian concept that nothing is either reducible or irreducible to anything else
Definitions
- The Latourian concept that nothing is either reducible or irreducible to anything else
Ancestry of “irreduction”, step by step
irreduction traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reduction
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reduction | The act, process, or result of reducing; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | reduccion | — |
| 3 | Old French | reducion | — |
| 4 | Latin | reductio | A bringing back, a leading back; A restoring,... |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English ir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ir | — |