Where does “reduzieren” come from?

reduzieren (German) comes from Latin redūcō, from Latin rĕ-, from Proto-Italic *wre- — re-, more specifically.

reduzieren (German): to reduce

Definitions

  1. to reduce

Ancestry of “reduzieren”, step by step

reduzieren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin redūcō

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

via Latin redūcere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinredūcere—

Words derived from “reduzieren”

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