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

  1. a passive device that introduces inductance into...

Ancestry of “inductor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latininductorone who stirs up or rouses one, a chastiser,...
2Latinindūcōto lead, bring or conduct in or into somewhere
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “inductor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →