English
adduce
Adduce comes from Latin addūcere ‘to lead or bring to’, from Proto-Indo-European *déwkti ‘to pull, to draw’, and ultimately from *dewk-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewk-‘to draw, pull’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déwkti‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*doukō‘to lead’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdūcōas dūcere‘to lead’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaddūcere‘to lead or bring to’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500adducen
- Englishearliest quotation 1840adduce
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewk-‘to draw, pull’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déwkti‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*doukō‘to lead’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdūcōas dūcere‘to lead’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaddūcere‘to lead or bring to’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500adducen
- Englishearliest quotation 1840adduce
Earliest quotation: 1840, Thomas de Quincey: “Enough could not be adduced to satisfy the purpose…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to draw, pull’
team, touch, tie, toy, introduce, tow, tying, tighten, tug, duchess, tuck, herzog, tether, taut, untie, tew, teem, induct, 95 more
through Proto-Indo-European *déwkti ‘to pull, to draw’
unproductive, productively, abductor, preproduction, 94 more
through Proto-Italic *doukō ‘to lead’
productive, productivity, producer, reproduction, conductor, reproduce, seduction, byproduct, conduction, deduct, inductive, subduction, transduction, reductive, abduct, overproduction, ductile, inductor, dukedom, 98 more
through Latin dūcō ‘to lead’
education, production, product, introduction, duke, produce, conduct, reduction, reduce, dolphin, educate, conn, induction, educator, douche, deduction, duct, doge, conducive, induce, subdue, cond, seduce, redux, duchy, redoubt, transducer, duc, dux, ducal, 117 more
Today it means
verb To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dewk- / adduce