Where does “traduction” come from?
Traduction comes from Latin traductio, derived from traduco meaning "to lead across," from trans and the Proto-Indo-European root terh₂- meaning "to cross or traverse."
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Ancestry of “traduction”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | trāductiō | transferring |
| 2 | Latin | trādūcō | to lead, bring, transport or conduct across or over something |
| 3 | French | traduire | to translate; to summon |
| 4 | Latin | traducere | present active infinitive of trādūcō |
| 5 | Latin | traduco | I lead, bring, transport or conduct across or... |
| 6 | Latin | trans | across, beyond |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | trānts | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |