Where does “traductology” come from?
traductology (English) comes from French traductologie, from French traduction, from Latin trāductiō, from Latin trādūcō, from French traduire, from Latin traducere, from Latin traduco, from Latin trans — to cross over, pass through, overcome.
traductology (English): The study of the theory and practice of...
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- The study of the theory and practice of...
Ancestry of “traductology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | traductologie | traductology, translation studies |
| 2 | French | traduction | translation |
| 3 | Latin | trāductiō | transferring |
| 4 | Latin | trādūcō | to lead, bring, transport or conduct across or over something |
| 5 | French | traduire | to translate; to summon |
| 6 | Latin | traducere | present active infinitive of trādūcō |
| 7 | Latin | traduco | I lead, bring, transport or conduct across or... |
| 8 | Latin | trans | across, beyond |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | trānts | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |