Etymograph

English

self-induction

From self- + induction.

A compound of self- + induction

Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-

Proto-Germanic *selbaz ‘self’

Proto-Germanic *selba-

English self-

Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull, to draw’

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Latin indūcō ‘to lead’

Latin inductiō

Old French induction

Middle English induction

English induction

Today it means

noun Induction in a circuit caused by changes in the circuit itself.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “self-induction”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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