Where does “inductor” come from?
Inductor comes from Medieval Latin inductor, from the Latin agent noun suffix -tor attached to duco meaning to lead, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dewk-.
inductor (English): a passive device that introduces inductance into...
Definitions
- a passive device that introduces inductance into...
Ancestry of “inductor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | inductor | one who stirs up or rouses one, a chastiser,... |
| 2 | Latin | indūcō | — |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “inductor”