deduce
/dɪˈduːs/dih-DOOS
/dɪˈdus/dih-DOOS
Meaningto lead down
Common meaning: to work out a conclusion from what you know
- dedown, away, off; undoing
- ducto lead or draw alongLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 615 · scan
‘down, away, off’ + ‘to lead or draw along’ → deduce
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin dūcō ‘to lead or draw along’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry dūcō, p. 615 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry EDUCATE, p. 185 · dictionary scan
Roots
- dūcō, dūxī, ductum Latin “to lead or draw along”
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