Adduce

To cite as evidence or proof in an argument or discussion. To bring forward or present as support for a position.

From Latin 'adducere' where 'ad-' (to, toward) + 'ducere' (to lead) meant 'to lead toward' or 'to bring to.' The word entered English in the 15th century directly from Latin, maintaining its legal and rhetorical sense of leading evidence toward a conclusion.