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Deduction

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means the process of reasoning from general premises to a specific, logical conclusion
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Stage 1 of 2
deducere
Latin · ancient
"to lead away, to bring down"
to lead away, to bring down, from de- (down) and ducere (to lead)
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Stage 2 of 2
deduction
English · 1400s
"reasoning from general principles to a specific conclusion"
settled as the English word for reasoning from general principles to a specific conclusion
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