Etymology of the English word reductionism
the English word reductionism
using the English suffix -ism
derived from the English word reduction
derived from the Old French word reduction
derived from the Latin word reductio
derived from the Medieval Latin word reductus (receding deeply, set back)
derived from the Latin word reducere (lead back, bring back; restore)
using the Latin prefix re-
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)
derived from the Latin word cere
derived from the Latin word facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhē-
using the Latin prefix sub-
derived from the French word interdir