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Where does “redux” come from?

redux (Latin) comes from Latin redūcō, from Latin rĕ-, from Proto-Italic *wre-.

redux (Latin): that leads brings back, that returns; that is...

Definitions

  1. that leads brings back, that returns; that is...

Ancestry of “redux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinredūcō—
2Latinrĕ-—
3Proto-Italic*wre-—

Words derived from “redux”

  • redux
  • reduce
  • reduce
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