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Where does “produce” come from?

Produce derives from Latin producere, from duco meaning to lead, combining the prefix pro- with the Proto-Indo-European root bʰuH-.

produce (English): To yield, make or manufacture; to generate; To...

Definitions

  1. To yield, make or manufacture; to generate; To...

Ancestry of “produce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishproduce—

Words derived from “produce”

  • producing
  • producer
  • reproduce
  • reproducible
  • producible
  • reproducibly
  • produceth
  • reproducer
  • overproduce
  • coproducer
  • irreproducible
  • nonproducing
  • coproduce
  • outproduce
  • nonreproducible
  • unreproducible
  • producerism
  • unproducible
  • producerist
  • underproduce
  • nonproducer
  • outreproduce
  • overproducer
  • producest
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