Where does “traduction” come from?
traduction (French) comes from Latin trāductiō, 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.
traduction (French): translation
Ancestry of “traduction”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | trāductiō | — |
| 2 | Latin | trādūcō | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “traduction”