Etymology

transduce

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Today it means: To convert energy from one form to another. Full definition →

Latin trānsdūcō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromtrans“across”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromtrānsdūcō
  3. English todaytransduce

1949, back-formation from transducer, from Latin trānsdūcō, from Latin trans (“across”, preposition) + dūcō (“lead, guide”).

Words from the same roots

Latintrānsdūcō all →

transducertransduction

Latintrans all →

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