Where does “inductif” come from?
inductif (Middle French) comes from Latin inductivus, from Latin indūcō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
Ancestry of “inductif”, step by step
inductif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin inductivus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | inductivus | relating to an assumption |
| 2 | Latin | indūcō | to lead, bring or conduct in or into somewhere |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 4 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Late Latin inductivus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | inductivus | relating to an assumption |