- reproduce (v.)
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[reproduce 词源字典] - 1610s, "to produce again," from re- "again" + produce (v.), probably on model of French reproduire (16c.). Sense of "make a copy" is first recorded 1850; that of "produce offspring" is from 1894. Related: Reproduced; reproducing.[reproduce etymology, reproduce origin, 英语词源]