Etymology

produce

pro·duce
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Today it means: To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate. Full definition →

Middle English produce ← Latin prōdūcō ← Proto-Italic *doukō
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produce · verb1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  5. Proto-Italic*pro-
  6. Latinprō-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  9. Proto-Italic*doukō
  10. Latindūcō
  11. Latinprōdūcō
  12. Middle Englishproduce
  13. English todayproduce

From Middle English produce, from Latin prōdūcō (“to lead forth”), from prō- (“forth, forward”) + dūcō (“to lead, bring”).

produce · noun2

From the verb.

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