English
adduction
Adduction comes from Latin adducō ‘to bring to oneself’, from ducō ‘to lead’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to draw, pull’.
- 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 CEducō‘to lead’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadducō‘to bring to oneself’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadductio
- Englishearliest quotation 1860adduction
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 CEducō‘to lead’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadducō‘to bring to oneself’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadductio
- Englishearliest quotation 1860adduction
Earliest quotation: 1860, Isaac Taylor, (please specify the page): “an adduction of facts gathered from various quarters”.
Formed from adduct + -ion
Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull, to draw’
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Proto-Italic *doukō ‘to lead’
Latin dūcō ‘lead’
Latin addūcō ‘lead, bring’
Latin adductus ‘contracted, compressed, induced’
English adduct
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to draw, pull’
team, touch, toy, tie, introduce, tow, tying, tug, duchess, tighten, tuck, herzog, tether, taut, tew, untie, teem, induct, preproduction, 94 more
through Proto-Indo-European *déwkti ‘to pull, to draw’
reproduction, unproductive, productively, abductor, overproduction, 94 more
through Proto-Italic *doukō ‘to lead’
production, producer, productive, productivity, reproduce, conductor, induction, byproduct, deduction, deduct, seduction, inductive, abduct, reductive, conduction, subduction, transduction, dukedom, inductor, ductile, 99 more
through Latin ducō ‘to lead’
education, produce, product, reduce, duke, conduct, introduction, dolphin, educate, reduction, educator, induce, douche, conn, doge, duct, subdue, seduce, conducive, duchy, transducer, redux, cond, redoubt, duc, dux, duce, ducal, 119 more
Today it means
noun The act of adducing or bringing forward.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dewk- / adduction