Deductions
/dɪˈdʌk.ʃənz/noun
Reasoned conclusions reached from evidence or facts, or amounts subtracted from a total.
Did you know?Its root, Latin *dūcere* (“to lead”), also gave us *duke*, *educate*, *seduce*, and *aqueduct* — all built around the ancient idea of leading something somewhere.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*deuk-
“to lead”
Latin
Latin
dūcere
“to lead”
Latin
Latin
dēdūcere
“to lead away, draw off, derive”
Old French
Old French
deduction
“a drawing off; a conclusion drawn from premises”
Late Middle English
English
deduccioun
“a drawing off; logical inference”
Modern English
English
deduction
“a reasoned conclusion or a subtraction from a sum”