English word produce comes from Latin duco (I draw, pull. I lead, guide. I prolong. I think, consider.), Latin pro, Latin pro-

Detailed word origin of produce

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
duco	Latin (lat)	I draw, pull. I lead, guide. I prolong. I think, consider.
pro	Latin (lat)	About. According to. As befitting. As, like. Before. For. In front, instead of. On behalf of.
pro-	Latin (lat)	(prefixed to verbs of utterance) in place of, on behalf of. (temporally) prior, fore-. Action directed forward or in front. Advantage. Bringing into being, forth, or into the open. Downward and forward movement. Forward direction, forward movement. Prominence.
produco	Latin (lat)	(figuratively) I bring into use, make, invent devise, produce.. (figuratively) I draw or drag out, lengthen out, prolong, protract.. (figuratively) I lead or induce someone to do something, entice.. (figuratively) I plant, cultivate.. (figuratively) I raise, promote, advance.. (figuratively, of time) I pass, spend.. (grammar, of pronunciation) I lengthen, prolong.. I advance, draw out.. I [...]
produire	French (fra)	(reflexive) to happen, take place (of an event). (reflexive) to perform (of a singer, etc.). (transitive) to produce, to yield.
produire	Middle French (ca. 1400-1600) (frm)	To produce; to yield; to give.
produce	English (eng)	(mathematics) To extend an area, or lengthen a line.. (obsolete) To draw out; to extend; to lengthen or prolong.. (transitive) To make (a thing) available to a person, an authority, etc.; to provide for inspection.. (transitive) To yield, make or manufacture; to generate.. (transitive, media) To sponsor and present (a motion picture, etc) to an audience or to the public. (Australia) [...]

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