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English word reduce comes from Latin ducere ("be thou led, be thou guided". "to lead, to guide".), Old French reduire (To reduce.), Latin dux, Latin re-
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ducere (Latin)
"be thou led, be thou guided". "to lead, to guide".
reduire (Old French)
To reduce.
dux (Latin)
(Medieval Latin) duke. Commander, general. Leader. Prince, ruler.
re- (Latin)
Again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.. Back, backwards.
reduire (Middle French)
To reduce.
duce (Romanian)
(intransitive) to lead, to go. (reflexive, with accusative) to go. (reflexive, with accusative; figuratively) to die. (transitive) to carry, to lead Duke.
reduco (Latin)
(Medieval Latin) I quell, I subdue, I subjugate [10th C.]. (figuratively) I bring back, restore, recall, revive, replace; reform. (figuratively) I bring, make or reduce to a certain condition or quality. (figuratively) I bring, produce or get out a quantity of. (military, of troops) I withdraw, cause to retreat, draw off, remove. I lead, draw, bring or conduct back; bring or accompany home.
réduire (French)
(chemistry, cooking) to reduce. (medicine) to reduce, set. (military) to capture (place), quell (opposition etc.). (pronominal) to amount, come down à to. To cut (prices); to shorten (text); to reduce, scale down (pictures etc.). To reduce. To reduce (someone) à to. To reduce (something) en to.
reducer (Old French)
reduce (English)
(intransitive) To lose weight.. (transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower, to impair.. (transitive) To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.. (transitive) To bring to an inferior state or condition.. (transitive) To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.. (transitive, chemistry) To add electrons / hydrogen [...]