Etymology

introduce

in·tro·duce
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Today it means: To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else). Full definition →

Middle English introducen ← Old French introduire ← Latin intrōdūcō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₁énteros“inner, what is inside”
  2. Latin · derived fromintrōdūcō
  3. Old French · derived fromintroduire
  4. Middle English · inherited fromintroducen
  5. English todayintroduce

From Middle English introducen, from Old French introduire, from Latin intrōdūcō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros (“inner, what is inside”) and *dewk-.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros all →

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