Where does “reintroduce” come from?
Reintroduce comes from English introduce, from Latin introduco (to lead in), combining Latin intra (within) and duco (to lead), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer- (to turn).
reintroduce (English): To introduce again
Definitions
- To introduce again
Ancestry of “reintroduce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | introduce | To cause to be acquainted; To make known by... |
| 2 | English | introduction | The act or process of introducing; A means, such... |
| 3 | Middle English | introduccioun | — |
| 4 | Old French | introduction | — |
| 5 | Latin | introductionem | accusative singular of intrōductiō |
| 6 | Latin | intrōductiō | innovation |
| 7 | Latin | intrōdūcō | to lead in: to conduct into |
| 8 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 9 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 10 | Latin | interus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |