Where does “réduire” come from?

réduire (French) comes from Middle French reduire, from Old French reduire, from Latin redūcō, from Latin rĕ-, from Proto-Italic *wre- — re-, more specifically.

réduire (French): to reduce

Definitions

  1. to reduce

Ancestry of “réduire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchreduireto reduce
2Old Frenchreduireto reduce
3Latinredūcōto lead, draw, bring or conduct back; bring or accompany home
4Latinrĕ-back, backwards
5Proto-Italic*wre-re-, more specifically

Words derived from “réduire

Every word from Proto-Italic *wre-Every word from Latin rĕ-Every word from Latin redūcō
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