English
induce
Induce comes from Latin indūcere ‘lead in, bring in, introduce’, from Proto-Indo-European *déwkti ‘to pull, to draw’, and ultimately from *dewk-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewk-‘to draw, pull’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déwkti‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*doukō‘to lead’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdūcō‘lead, conduct’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindūcere‘lead in, bring in, introduce’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500enducen
- Englishearliest quotation 1897induce
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewk-‘to draw, pull’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déwkti‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*doukō‘to lead’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdūcō‘lead, conduct’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindūcere‘lead in, bring in, introduce’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500enducen
- Englishearliest quotation 1897induce
Earliest quotation: 1897, Winston Churchill: “The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to draw, pull’
team, touch, tie, toy, tow, introduce, tighten, tug, tying, duchess, tuck, herzog, tether, taut, untie, tew, teem, 98 more
through Proto-Indo-European *déwkti ‘to pull, to draw’
unproductive, productively, abductor, preproduction, 96 more
through Proto-Italic *doukō ‘to lead’
productive, productivity, producer, reproduction, conductor, reproduce, seduction, byproduct, deduct, subduction, conduction, transduction, reductive, abduct, overproduction, ductile, adductor, dukedom, adduct, 100 more
through Latin dūcō ‘lead, conduct’
education, production, product, duke, produce, introduction, reduction, reduce, conduct, educate, dolphin, conn, educator, douche, deduction, duct, doge, subdue, conducive, seduce, redux, duchy, redoubt, cond, transducer, duc, dux, ducal, 119 more
Today it means
verb To lead by persuasion or influence; incite or prevail upon.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dewk- / induce