Etymology of the English word introduce
the English word
introducederived from the Latin word
introducere (introduce, bring, lead in)
derived from the Latin word
ducere (to lead; to lead or draw; to lead, dim; to lead, carry; lead, command; think)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deuk- (to lead)
using the Latin prefix
intro-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*enDate
The earliest known usage of introduce in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
introduced,
introducingCognates
Catalan
espasa, Catalan
llana, Catalan
romans, Dutch
kooi, Dutch
mispel, Dutch
roman, Dutch
spade, English
cage, English
medlar, English
pot, English
spade, English
introduction, English
introducción, English
introducir, French
nèfle, French
pot, French
cage, French
enchanteur, French
laine, French
motte, French
épée, French
éteindre, French
roman, French
proue, French
rache, French
ruiner, French
spadelle, German
Käfig, German
Koje, German
Mispel, German
Roman, German
Spaten, Icelandic
mispill, Italian
spada, Italian
motta, Italian
prua, Italian
estinguere, Italian
gabbia, Italian
lana, Italian
nespola, Italian
incantatore, Latin
lana, Lithuanian
puodas, Lithuanian
romanas, Norwegian
koy, Norwegian
roman, Polish
szpada, Portuguese
lâ, Provençal
nesple, Russian
poмaн, Spanish
introducción, Swedish
koj, Swedish
mespel, Swedish
romanUsage
Word found in Modern English
