product
UK[ˈprɒdʌkt]US[ˈprɑːdʌkt]
n
Something that is made or grown to be sold or used.
n
A result or consequence of an action, process, or situation.
n
(mathematics) A quantity obtained by multiplying two or more quantities together.
Morpheme Breakdown
pro
duct
pro
forward
duct
lead
Etymology
The word 'product' originates from the Latin verb producere, meaning "to bring forth" or "to lead forward." This verb is itself a compound of the prefix pro- ("forward") and the verb ducere ("to lead"). In its earliest English uses in the 15th century, it referred to the mathematical result of multiplication, literally a quantity "led forth" from the operation. Over time, the sense broadened to encompass anything "brought forth" as a result of any process, whether it be a manufactured good from a factory or an outcome from a situation, preserving the core idea of something generated and presented.
Analysis
Structure: pro (forward) + duct (lead)
pro- (Latin prefix, meaning "forward" or "forth"); -duct (from Latin ducere, meaning "to lead").
Examples
The company is launching a new product next month.
His nervousness was a product of inexperience.
The product of 6 and 7 is 42.