Where does “reduce” come from?

reduce (Italian) comes from Latin redux, from Latin redūcō, from Latin rĕ-, from Proto-Italic *wre- — re-, more specifically.

reduce (Italian): returning; survivor; veteran

Definitions

  1. returning; survivor; veteran

Ancestry of “reduce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreduxthat leads brings back, that returns; that is...
2Latinredūcōto lead, draw, bring or conduct back; bring or accompany home
3Latinrĕ-back, backwards
4Proto-Italic*wre-re-, more specifically
Every word from Proto-Italic *wre- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →Every word from Latin redūcō →