Where does “reducible” come from?
Reducible comes from English reduce, derived from Latin redūcible (capable of being reduced), from Latin redūcō (to lead back), from Latin dūcō (to lead), from Proto-Indo-European dewk- (to lead).
reducible (English): Capable of being reduced; Able to be factored...
Definitions
- Capable of being reduced; Able to be factored...
Ancestry of “reducible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reduce | To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value... |
| 2 | Old French | reducer | — |
| 3 | Latin | reduco | I lead, draw, bring or conduct back; bring or... |
| 4 | English | re- | again, anew; a completive or intensification of... |
| 5 | Middle English | re- | — |
| 6 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |