Etymology

induction

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Today it means: An act of inducting. Full definition →

Middle English induction ← Old French induction ← Latin inductiō
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  1. Latin · derived frominductiō
  2. Old French · derived frominduction
  3. Middle English · inherited frominduction
  4. English todayinduction

Inherited from Middle English induction, from Old French induction, from Latin inductiō, from indūcō (“to lead”). By surface analysis, induct + -ion or induce + -tion.

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