Etymograph

English

reconduction

Reconduction comes from Medieval Latin recondūctiō.

  1. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500recondūctiō1
  2. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600reconduction1
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1905reconduction1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English reconduction
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1905, Lassa Oppenheim, International Law. A Treatise. Volume I: “Since Savarkar was prima facie a political criminal, France…”.

Lineage

  1. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500recondūctiōWiktionary, English reconduction
  2. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600reconductionWiktionary, English reconduction
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1905reconductionWiktionary, English reconduction. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1905, Lassa Oppenheim, International Law. A Treatise. Volume I: “Since Savarkar was prima facie a political criminal, France…”

Formed from reconduct + -ion

The story

Borrowed from Middle French reconduction in the “repeat lease” sense, itself from Medieval Latin recondūctiō from recondūcere already used by classical Roman jurisprudence.

Full etymology on Wiktionary

Every English word from Medieval Latin recondūctiō

Today it means

noun Repeat undertaking or restoration.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “reconduction”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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