Etymology

outreproduce

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Today it means: To surpass in reproducing; to outbreed. Full definition →

English reproduce ← Middle English produce ← Latin prōdūcō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Proto-Italic*wre-
  8. Latinre-
  9. Old Frenchre-
  10. Middle Englishre-
  11. Englishre-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  13. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  14. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  15. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  16. Proto-Italic*pro-
  17. Latinprō-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  20. Proto-Italic*doukō
  21. Latindūcō
  22. Latinprōdūcō
  23. Middle Englishproduce
  24. Englishproduce
  25. Englishreproduce
  26. English todayoutreproduce

From out- + reproduce.

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