Etymograph

English

reductivist

From reductive + -ist.

A compound of reductive + -ist

Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull, to draw’

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Latin dūcō ‘to lead, conduct, guide, direct, draw, bring,…’

Latin redūcō ‘to reduce’

Late Latin reductivus

Middle French réductif

English reductive

Today it means

noun One who follows the methods of reductivism; a minimalist.

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