Where does “induction” come from?
Induction comes from Old French induction, from Latin inductio (a leading in), derived from Latin duco (to lead) with the prefix in- (in).
induction (English): An act of inducting; An act of inducing; The...
Definitions
- An act of inducting; An act of inducing; The...
Ancestry of “induction”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | induction | — |
| 2 | Latin | inductiō | introduction, admission |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “induction”
- autoinduction
- osteoinduction
- preinduction
- superinduction
- reinduction
- postinduction
- coinduction
- stereoinduction
- inductionism
- photoinduction
- inductionless
- inductional
- self-induction
- enantioinduction
- induktar
- overinduction
- anwythiad
- adipoinduction
- chondroinduction
- counterinduction
- deinduction
- hyperinduction
- meta-induction
- microinduction