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Where does “reduccion” come from?

reduccion (Middle English) comes from Old French reducion, from Latin reductio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “reduccion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchreducion—
2LatinreductioA bringing back, a leading back; A restoring,...
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “reduccion”

  • reduction
  • redox
  • reductionist
  • reductionism
  • reductionistic
  • cytoreduction
  • antireductionist
  • photoreduction
  • antireductionism
  • nonreductionist
  • amnioreduction
  • electroreduction
  • postreduction
  • reductional
  • bioreduction
  • redoximorphic
  • leukoreduction
  • oxidoreduction
  • prereduction
  • overreduction
  • rereduction
  • photoredox
  • nonreductionism
  • nonreductionistic
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