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Where does “traduce” come from?

traduce (English) comes from Latin trādūcō, from French traduire, from Latin traducere, from Latin traduco, from Latin trans, from Proto-Italic trānts, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

traduce (English): To malign a person or entity by making malicious...

Definitions

  1. To malign a person or entity by making malicious...

Ancestry of “traduce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrādūcō—
2Frenchtraduireto translate; to summon
3Latintraducerepresent active infinitive of trādūcō
4LatintraducoI lead, bring, transport or conduct across or...
5Latintransacross, beyond
6Proto-Italictrānts—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

Words derived from “traduce”

  • traducer
  • traducement
  • traducible
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →