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Where does “reducion” come from?

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

Ancestry of “reducion”, step by step

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

Words derived from “reducion”

  • 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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