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"to produce" in seven languages

Meaningto produce

Spanish

producir

/pɾoduˈθiɾ/

learned

Irregular like conducir: produzco, produje.

French

produire

/pʁɔdɥiʁ/

learned

Shaped after conduire: je produis, produit.

Italian

produrre

/proˈdurre/

learned

Contracted like condurre: produco, producevo.

Portuguese

produzir

/pɾoduˈzih/

learned

Romanian

produce

/proˈdutʃe/

learned

Catalan

produir

/pɾuduˈi/

learned

English

produce

/pɹəˈdus/

from Latin/French · Latin prōdūcere

English → Italianto produceprodurreCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

PRŌDŪCERE‘to lead forth’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

To produce is to 'lead forth' (DŪCERE 'to lead', as in duke, the leader). Each sister conjugates it like its own word for 'to drive': conducir, conduire, condurre.

English relatives: product, production, conduct, duke

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In a sentence

  • esEsta región produce vino y aceite de oliva.
  • frCette région produit du vin et de l'huile d'olive.
  • itQuesta regione produce vino e olio d'oliva.
  • ptEsta região produz vinho e azeite.
  • roRegiunea aceasta produce vin și ulei de măsline.
  • caAquesta regió produeix vi i oli d'oliva.
  • enThis region produces wine and olive oil.

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