'adduct' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'adductus', where 'ad-' meant 'toward' and 'ducere' meant 'to lead'.

'adductus' transformed into the French word 'adduire', and eventually became the modern English word 'adduct' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to lead towards', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to draw towards the midline of the body'.