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Where does “déduire” come from?

déduire (French) comes from Latin dēdūcere, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

déduire (French): to deduce; to work out; to deduct

Definitions

  1. to deduce; to work out; to deduct

Ancestry of “déduire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēdūcere—
2Latindē-—
3Latindē—
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicposti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “déduire”

  • deduce
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