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Where does “reducent” come from?

reducent (English) comes from Latin reducens, from Latin redūcō, from Latin rĕ-, from Proto-Italic *wre-.

reducent (English): Tending to reduce; A reducing agent

Definitions

  1. Tending to reduce; A reducing agent

Ancestry of “reducent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreducensleading or bringing back
2Latinredūcō—
3Latinrĕ-—
4Proto-Italic*wre-—
Every word from Proto-Italic *wre- →