English
inducive
From induce + -ive.
Formed from induce + -ive
Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to draw, pull’
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Proto-Italic *doukō ‘to lead’
Latin dūcō ‘lead, conduct’
Latin indūcere ‘lead in, bring in, introduce’
Middle English enducen
English induce
Today it means
adj Tending to induce, inducing something, or relating to the inducing of something.
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Etymograph / inducive