Where does “inductive” come from?
Inductive comes from Middle French inductif, from Latin inductivus, formed with the suffix -ivus from Latin duco meaning "to lead," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dewk- with the same sense.
inductive (English): Of, or relating to logical induction; Of,...
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- Of, or relating to logical induction; Of,...
Ancestry of “inductive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | inductif | — |
| 2 | Latin | inductivus | relating to an assumption |
| 3 | Latin | indūcō | — |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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