Etymology

seduction

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Today it means: The act of seducing. Full definition →

Middle French séduction ← Latin sēductiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromsēductiō
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromséduction
  3. English todayseduction

Borrowed from Middle French séduction, from Latin sēductiō, from sēdūcō. Equivalent to seduce + -tion.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.