English word seduction comes from Latin duco (I draw, pull. I lead, guide. I prolong. I think, consider.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| duco | Latin (lat) | I draw, pull. I lead, guide. I prolong. I think, consider. |
| seduco | Latin (lat) | I lead astray. I seduce. |
| séduire | French (fr) | To lure. To seduce. |
| seductio | Latin (lat) | Seduction. Separation. |
| séduction | Middle French (frm) | |
| seduction | English (en) | (dated, legal, in English common law) The felony of, as a man, inducing a previously chaste unmarried female to engage in sexual intercourse on a promise of marriage.. The act of seducing. |