'reproduction' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'reproductio,' where 're-' meant 'again' and 'productio' meant 'production.'

'reproductio' transformed into the French word 'reproduction,' and eventually became the modern English word 'reproduction' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'the act of producing again,' but over time it evolved into its current meanings of 'biological reproduction' and 'copying.'