English
subduction
Subduction comes from Latin subdūcō ‘to draw from under or below’, from dūcō ‘lead’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull, to draw’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewk-‘to pull, to draw’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 CEdūcō‘lead’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsubdūcōas subdūcere‘to draw from under or below’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsubductiō
- Englishearliest quotation 1651subduction
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewk-‘to pull, to draw’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 CEdūcō‘lead’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsubdūcōas subdūcere‘to draw from under or below’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsubductiō
- Englishearliest quotation 1651subduction
Earliest quotation: 1651, Joseph Hall: “threatened the subduction of his own presence”.
Formed from subduct + -ion
Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull, to draw’
Latin subductus ‘drawn, lifted or pulled from under’
English subduct
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, 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, deduction, byproduct, deduct, seduction, inductive, reductive, conduction, abduct, transduction, dukedom, inductor, adductor, ductile, adduct, 99 more
through Latin dūcō ‘lead’
education, product, produce, reduce, duke, conduct, introduction, dolphin, educate, reduction, educator, induce, douche, conn, duct, doge, seduce, conducive, duchy, transducer, redux, cond, duc, redoubt, duce, dux, ducal, 120 more
Today it means
noun The action of being pushed or drawn beneath another object.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dewk- / subduction