producir
/pɾoduˈθiɾ/ · B1 · verb
to produce
🏭 pro + ducir = lead forth; same Latin root as English produce
From Latin producere: pro (forward) + ducere (to lead). To produce is to lead something forth into existence. Reflexive producirse means to happen or occur: an event leads itself forth. Same -ducir family as conducir and traducir.