Other forms: introductions
An introduction is the moment you present one person to another: "Sara, this is my brother Tom", and the handshake that follows. It is also the first part of a book or a talk, the pages before the real thing starts.
The third use is the bringing in of something new, as in the introduction of the euro, the introduction of a smoking ban, the introduction of rabbits to Australia. A letter of introduction opens a door for you with somebody who has never met you. "An Introduction to Statistics" on a cover promises a beginner's course and nothing more frightening. The verb is introduce and it takes TO, so you introduce someone to someone, and a minister introduces a bill to parliament. English says "let me introduce myself", never "let me make my introduction".
1nounintroductionThe act of presenting one person to another by name.
“We got through the introductions and sat down to eat.”
2nounsectionThe first section of a book, talk or piece of music.
“The introduction explains why the author started digging.”
3nounbringingThe bringing of something into use or into a place for the first time.
“The introduction of the new timetable caused chaos for a fortnight.”
It came through Old French from Latin introductio, from introduco, built from intro, inwards, and duco, to lead. An introduction leads you in: into the room, into the book, into the subject. The same Latin verb for leading gives English conduct, produce and duke.
Proto-Indo-European
*dewk-
Latin
intrōdūctiōnem
Old French
introduction
Middle English
introduccioun
English, today
introduction
From Middle English introduccioun, introduccyon, borrowed from Old French introduction, itself a borrowing from Latin intrōdūctiōnem, accusative of Latin intrōdūctiō, from intrōdūcō. by surface analysis, intro- + dūctiō or introduce + tion.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA