Where does “seduce” come from?
seduce (Italian) comes from Italian sedurre, from Latin sēdūcō, from Latin dūcō, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
seduce (Italian): third-person singular present indicative of...
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Ancestry of “seduce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | sedurre | to seduce, beguile |
| 2 | Latin | sēdūcō | — |
| 3 | Latin | dūcō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |