English
abduce
Abduce comes from Latin abdūcō ‘lead away’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEabdūcō‘lead away’
- Englishtodayabduce
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEabdūcō‘lead away’
- Englishtodayabduce
A compound of ab ‘from, away from’ + dūcō ‘lead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó ‘off, away’
Proto-Italic *ap ‘from, off, away’
Latin ab ‘from, away from’
Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to draw, pull’
Proto-Indo-European *déwkti ‘to pull, to draw’
Proto-Italic *doukō ‘to lead’
Latin dūcō ‘lead’
Every English word from Latin abdūcō
Today it means
verb To draw; to conduct away; to take away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part; to move a limb out away from the center of the body; abduct.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin abdūcō / abduce