English
production
Production comes from Old French production, from Latin prōductiō ‘a lengthening’, from prōdūcō ‘to bring forth’, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewk-‘to pull’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déwkti‘to pull’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*doukō‘to lead’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdūcō‘to lead’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōdūcō‘to lead or bring forth’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōductiō‘prolonging’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400production
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500produccioun
- Englishearliest quotation 1658production
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewk-‘to pull’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déwkti‘to pull’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*doukō‘to lead’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdūcō‘to lead’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōdūcō‘to lead or bring forth’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōductiō‘prolonging’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400production
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500produccioun
- Englishearliest quotation 1658production
Earliest quotation: 1658, Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus. […]. Chapter III.: “The exiguity and ſmallneſſe of ſome ſeeds extending to…”
Formed from produce + -tion
Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull’
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Proto-Italic *doukō ‘to lead’
Latin dūcō ‘to lead’
Latin prōdūcō ‘to lead forth’
Middle English produce
English produce
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull, to draw’
team, touch, toy, tie, introduce, tow, tying, tug, duchess, tighten, tuck, herzog, tether, taut, tew, untie, teem, induct, 102 more
through Proto-Indo-European *déwkti ‘to pull, to draw’
through Proto-Italic *doukō ‘to lead’
conductor, induction, deduction, deduct, seduction, inductive, abduct, reductive, conduction, subduction, transduction, dukedom, inductor, adductor, ductile, adduct, 102 more
through Latin dūcō ‘to lead, guide, conduct, lead away’
education, reduce, duke, conduct, dolphin, educate, introduction, reduction, educator, induce, douche, conn, duct, doge, seduce, subdue, conducive, duchy, transducer, redux, cond, redoubt, duc, duce, dux, ducal, 118 more
through Latin prōdūcō ‘to lead or bring forth, forward or out’
Today it means
noun The act of producing, making or creating something.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dewk- / production